Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 15 km W of Othello, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 15 km W of Othello, Washington on Mon, Jul 27, 1970, 2:59 PM PDT (21:59 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 5 km NNE of Terrace Heights, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1970-07-27 21:59:42 UTC
Depth
-0.0 km (-0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.812° N, 119.381° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.915 km ESE of Royal City, Washington · 20518 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.17 km WNW of Starbuck, Washington · 20500 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 3.415 km SW of Othello, Washington · 20493 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.715 km SW of Othello, Washington · 20493 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.515 km SW of Othello, Washington · 20492 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.510 km W of Othello, Washington · 20492 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.515 km SW of Othello, Washington · 20492 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.024 km E of Desert Aire, Washington · 20489 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.710 km WNW of Othello, Washington · 20488 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.95 km SSE of Washtucna, Washington · 20484 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.615 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 20482 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.516 km SW of Othello, Washington · 20478 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 3.55 km NNE of Terrace Heights, Washington · 20475 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.611 km W of Moses Lake North, Washington · 20473 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.510 km SW of Benton City, Washington · 20471 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.614 km W of Othello, Washington · 20468 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.814 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 20467 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 1.63 km WNW of Benton City, Washington · 20465 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10836688. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:56 PM UTC.