Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 17 km WSW of Othello, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 17 km WSW of Othello, Washington on Sun, Oct 4, 1970, 12:22 PM PDT (19:22 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 2 km NNW of Connell, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1970-10-04 19:22:26 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.751° N, 119.382° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
195°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 55 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.810 km E of Prosser, Washington · 20445 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.917 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 20443 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.615 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 20440 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.08 km NNW of Mesa, Washington · 20439 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.618 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 20438 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.57 km NE of Basin City, Washington · 20436 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 1.86 km NE of Basin City, Washington · 20436 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.86 km NE of Basin City, Washington · 20436 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.716 km ENE of George, Washington · 20434 days ago · 23 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.915 km ENE of George, Washington · 20434 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.86 km NE of Basin City, Washington · 20432 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.77 km NE of Basin City, Washington · 20431 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 2.217 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 20427 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.66 km NE of Basin City, Washington · 20422 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.715 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 20420 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.610 km SE of Royal City, Washington · 20420 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.714 km W of Othello, Washington · 20414 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 3.12 km NNW of Connell, Washington · 20414 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.513 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 20414 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 2.916 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 20414 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 1.613 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 20414 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 2.014 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 20413 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 2.019 km S of Mesa, Washington · 20413 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 1.717 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 20411 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 1.517 km SW of Othello, Washington · 20410 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 2.22 km NNW of Connell, Washington · 20409 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 1.74 km NNW of Connell, Washington · 20409 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 2.914 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 20406 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 1.87 km NE of Basin City, Washington · 20401 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 1.79 km NNW of Mesa, Washington · 20399 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 2.114 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 20399 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 1.614 km ENE of Royal City, Washington · 20397 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 2.014 km NW of Othello, Washington · 20396 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 2.124 km E of Desert Aire, Washington · 20395 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 1.524 km E of Desert Aire, Washington · 20395 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  36. 2.2Washington · 20395 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  37. 1.816 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 20394 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 2.016 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 20394 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 2.316 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 20394 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  40. 1.914 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 20394 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 1.93 km NNW of Royal City, Washington · 20394 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 1.917 km W of Othello, Washington · 20394 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 2.32 km N of Connell, Washington · 20392 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  44. 1.74 km ESE of Basin City, Washington · 20392 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  45. 2.12 km NW of Connell, Washington · 20392 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 1.917 km W of Othello, Washington · 20392 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 2.15 km NNE of Connell, Washington · 20392 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  48. 1.617 km W of Othello, Washington · 20391 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 1.83 km W of Connell, Washington · 20391 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 1.716 km W of Othello, Washington · 20391 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 1.517 km W of Othello, Washington · 20391 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 2.616 km ESE of Quincy, Washington · 20391 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  53. 1.94 km N of Connell, Washington · 20390 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 2.44 km N of Connell, Washington · 20390 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 2.115 km ESE of Quincy, Washington · 20389 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 2.117 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 20449 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.817 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 20449 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 3.416 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 20449 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.810 km SE of Royal City, Washington · 20451 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 3.017 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 20451 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.58 km SE of Royal City, Washington · 20451 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.49 km SE of Royal City, Washington · 20451 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 2.711 km SSE of George, Washington · 20452 days ago · 25 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.917 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 20452 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.217 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 20453 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.63 km WNW of Benton City, Washington · 20461 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.814 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 20463 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.614 km W of Othello, Washington · 20465 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 1.510 km SW of Benton City, Washington · 20467 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.611 km W of Moses Lake North, Washington · 20470 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 3.55 km NNE of Terrace Heights, Washington · 20471 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.516 km SW of Othello, Washington · 20474 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10837113. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 1:46 AM UTC.