Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 16 km W of Othello, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 16 km W of Othello, Washington on Mon, Jan 4, 1971, 7:57 PM PST (03:57 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 16 km W of Othello, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1971-01-05 03:57:19 UTC
Depth
-0.2 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.818° N, 119.392° 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.34
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
87°
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: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.816 km W of Othello, Washington · 20350 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.616 km W of Othello, Washington · 20349 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.716 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 20347 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 1.63 km N of Connell, Washington · 20343 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.65 km ENE of Royal City, Washington · 20338 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.88 km NNW of Mesa, Washington · 20336 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.95 km NNE of Basin City, Washington · 20334 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.72 km N of Connell, Washington · 20333 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.85 km NNE of Basin City, Washington · 20333 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.85 km NNE of Basin City, Washington · 20333 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.36 km E of Royal City, Washington · 20332 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.86 km E of Royal City, Washington · 20332 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.75 km NNE of Basin City, Washington · 20332 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.84 km NNW of Basin City, Washington · 20332 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 1.63 km NNW of Basin City, Washington · 20332 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 2.53 km NNW of Basin City, Washington · 20330 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.67 km ENE of Royal City, Washington · 20329 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 1.97 km ENE of Royal City, Washington · 20328 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 3.24 km E of Royal City, Washington · 20328 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 1.66 km E of Royal City, Washington · 20328 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 1.66 km ENE of Royal City, Washington · 20328 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 1.56 km ENE of Royal City, Washington · 20328 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 1.75 km E of Royal City, Washington · 20327 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 2.02 km NNW of Connell, Washington · 20327 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 2.26 km E of Royal City, Washington · 20326 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 1.66 km E of Royal City, Washington · 20324 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  27. 1.66 km E of Royal City, Washington · 20323 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  28. 2.03 km NW of Connell, Washington · 20322 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 1.76 km E of Royal City, Washington · 20322 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 1.67 km E of Royal City, Washington · 20319 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 2.37 km E of Royal City, Washington · 20314 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 1.65 km ENE of Royal City, Washington · 20310 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 1.55 km ENE of Royal City, Washington · 20309 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 1.517 km ESE of Royal City, Washington · 20306 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 1.810 km WSW of Cascade Valley, Washington · 20306 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  36. 1.8Washington · 20304 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  37. 1.725 km E of Desert Aire, Washington · 20297 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  38. 1.511 km NNW of Basin City, Washington · 20293 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away

Before

  1. 1.516 km W of Othello, Washington · 20350 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.616 km W of Othello, Washington · 20350 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.916 km W of Othello, Washington · 20350 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.717 km W of Othello, Washington · 20350 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.016 km W of Othello, Washington · 20350 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.817 km W of Othello, Washington · 20350 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.616 km W of Othello, Washington · 20350 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.916 km W of Othello, Washington · 20351 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 1.917 km W of Othello, Washington · 20351 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 2.08 km NE of Basin City, Washington · 20358 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.710 km SE of Royal City, Washington · 20359 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.511 km SW of Cascade Valley, Washington · 20360 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.111 km SW of Cascade Valley, Washington · 20362 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.54 km NNE of Connell, Washington · 20367 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 2.15 km WNW of Connell, Washington · 20367 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.64 km N of Connell, Washington · 20371 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 2.317 km W of Othello, Washington · 20372 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.917 km W of Othello, Washington · 20372 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.517 km W of Othello, Washington · 20372 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.617 km W of Othello, Washington · 20373 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10838048. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:54 PM UTC.