Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Richland, WA
M 2.8
Latest: 9:18 pm PDT on 19 April 2024 · 4 km (3 mi) S of Richland, WA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Richland was M 2.8, 4 km (3 mi) S of Richland, WA, at 9:18 pm PDT on 19 April 2024. 354 people reported feeling it to USGS. 24 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 102 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 10
- Largest since 2016
- M 2.8 on 19 April 2024, 4 km (3 mi) S of Richland, WA
- Reported felt
- 28 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.9 15 km (10 mi) S of Richland, WA
- 1.7 15 km (10 mi) S of Richland, WA
- 2.1 20 km (12 mi) SE of Richland, WA · felt by 3
- 1.8 16 km (10 mi) S of Richland, WA
- 2.0 16 km (10 mi) SSE of Richland, WA
- 1.8 8 km (5 mi) W of Richland, WA
- 1.8 15 km (9 mi) S of Richland, WA
- 2.8 12 km (7 mi) WSW of Richland, WA · felt by 1
- 2.0 25 km (16 mi) NE of Richland, WA
- 1.7 15 km (9 mi) SSE of Richland, WA
- 1.6 15 km (10 mi) SSE of Richland, WA
- 1.7 20 km (12 mi) SE of Richland, WA · felt by 2
- 2.0 21 km (13 mi) ESE of Richland, WA
- 1.8 18 km (11 mi) SE of Richland, WA · felt by 1
- 2.3 8 km (5 mi) WSW of Richland, WA · felt by 1
- 1.7 14 km (8 mi) S of Richland, WA
- 1.6 28 km (18 mi) W of Richland, WA
- 1.6 22 km (14 mi) NE of Richland, WA
- 2.2 13 km (8 mi) WSW of Richland, WA · felt by 4
- 1.8 19 km (12 mi) SE of Richland, WA · felt by 2
- 1.6 17 km (11 mi) SSE of Richland, WA
- 1.8 8 km (5 mi) WSW of Richland, WA
- 1.9 15 km (9 mi) S of Richland, WA
- 1.7 23 km (14 mi) SW of Richland, WA
- 2.8 4 km (3 mi) S of Richland, WA · felt by 354
- 1.7 8 km (5 mi) WSW of Richland, WA · felt by 3
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) NE of Richland, WA
- 1.6 28 km (18 mi) W of Richland, WA
- 1.9 19 km (12 mi) SE of Richland, WA
- 2.1 13 km (8 mi) WSW of Richland, WA · felt by 1
- 1.7 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Richland, WA
- 1.5 13 km (8 mi) S of Richland, WA
- 1.6 25 km (15 mi) SSE of Richland, WA
- 1.7 25 km (16 mi) WSW of Richland, WA
- 2.1 26 km (16 mi) WSW of Richland, WA
- 1.5 25 km (15 mi) WSW of Richland, WA
- 2.3 26 km (16 mi) WSW of Richland, WA · felt by 1
- 2.2 25 km (16 mi) WSW of Richland, WA
- 2.0 18 km (11 mi) SE of Richland, WA
- 1.9 16 km (10 mi) S of Richland, WA
- 2.0 17 km (10 mi) SSE of Richland, WA · felt by 2
- 1.9 29 km (18 mi) W of Richland, WA
- 2.2 8 km (5 mi) WSW of Richland, WA · felt by 13
- 1.6 15 km (9 mi) WSW of Richland, WA · felt by 3
- 1.9 17 km (10 mi) S of Richland, WA · felt by 1
- 2.0 17 km (11 mi) SSE of Richland, WA
- 1.5 26 km (16 mi) SSW of Richland, WA
- 1.6 18 km (11 mi) SE of Richland, WA · felt by 1
- 1.9 20 km (12 mi) WSW of Richland, WA
- 1.6 20 km (13 mi) W of Richland, WA
From the QuakeIndex database, which reads the USGS feed every 30 seconds and holds the USGS catalogue for the US from 2016 (M1.5+). Times are Richland time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Richland are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Richland; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of Richland.
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Wallula fault system, 18 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
If you felt one
- Was that an earthquake? — checks what was recorded near you in the last hour
- Report what you felt to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us
- Earthquakes in Washington, with the state's activity score
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