Washington earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 17 km WSW of Othello, Washington

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 17 km WSW of Othello, Washington on Tue, Sep 29, 1970, 11:51 AM PDT (18:51 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 17 km WSW of Othello, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1970-09-29 18:51:19 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.758° N, 119.388° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
89°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 51 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.711 km SSE of George, Washington · 20447 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.49 km SE of Royal City, Washington · 20445 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.58 km SE of Royal City, Washington · 20445 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 3.017 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 20445 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.810 km SE of Royal City, Washington · 20445 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 3.416 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 20444 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.817 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 20444 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.117 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 20443 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.517 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 20442 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.810 km E of Prosser, Washington · 20439 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.917 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 20437 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.615 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 20434 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.08 km NNW of Mesa, Washington · 20433 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.618 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 20432 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.57 km NE of Basin City, Washington · 20431 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.86 km NE of Basin City, Washington · 20431 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 1.86 km NE of Basin City, Washington · 20431 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 1.716 km ENE of George, Washington · 20429 days ago · 23 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 1.915 km ENE of George, Washington · 20429 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.86 km NE of Basin City, Washington · 20426 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 1.77 km NE of Basin City, Washington · 20425 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 2.217 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 20422 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 1.66 km NE of Basin City, Washington · 20416 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 1.715 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 20414 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 1.610 km SE of Royal City, Washington · 20414 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 1.714 km W of Othello, Washington · 20409 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 3.12 km NNW of Connell, Washington · 20409 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 1.513 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 20408 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 2.916 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 20408 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 1.613 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 20408 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 2.014 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 20408 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 2.019 km S of Mesa, Washington · 20407 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 1.717 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 20405 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 1.517 km SW of Othello, Washington · 20404 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 2.22 km NNW of Connell, Washington · 20404 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 1.74 km NNW of Connell, Washington · 20404 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 2.914 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 20401 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  38. 1.87 km NE of Basin City, Washington · 20396 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  39. 1.79 km NNW of Mesa, Washington · 20393 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  40. 2.114 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 20393 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 1.614 km ENE of Royal City, Washington · 20391 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 2.014 km NW of Othello, Washington · 20390 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  43. 2.124 km E of Desert Aire, Washington · 20389 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  44. 1.524 km E of Desert Aire, Washington · 20389 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 2.2Washington · 20389 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  46. 1.816 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 20388 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  47. 2.016 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 20388 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 2.316 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 20388 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 1.914 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 20388 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 1.93 km NNW of Royal City, Washington · 20388 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  51. 1.917 km W of Othello, Washington · 20388 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away

Before

  1. 2.217 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 20447 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.63 km WNW of Benton City, Washington · 20456 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.814 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 20457 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.614 km W of Othello, Washington · 20459 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.510 km SW of Benton City, Washington · 20462 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.611 km W of Moses Lake North, Washington · 20464 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 3.55 km NNE of Terrace Heights, Washington · 20465 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.516 km SW of Othello, Washington · 20469 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.615 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 20473 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.95 km SSE of Washtucna, Washington · 20475 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10837023. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:49 AM UTC.