Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 15 km SW of Othello, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 15 km SW of Othello, Washington on Mon, Aug 9, 1971, 2:01 AM PDT (09:01 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1971-08-09 09:01:45 UTC
Depth
-0.2 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.740° N, 119.342° 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, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.39
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.29 km W of Benton City, Washington · 20128 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.518 km SW of Othello, Washington · 20126 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.611 km ESE of Royal City, Washington · 20123 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 1.918 km SW of Othello, Washington · 20121 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.518 km SW of Othello, Washington · 20121 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.518 km SW of Othello, Washington · 20121 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.519 km SE of Royal City, Washington · 20121 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.74 km N of Kahlotus, Washington · 20112 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.618 km SE of Royal City, Washington · 20108 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 2.7Washington · 20096 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.512 km NNW of Basin City, Washington · 20096 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.611 km NNW of Basin City, Washington · 20093 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.912 km NW of Basin City, Washington · 20092 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.712 km NW of Basin City, Washington · 20087 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away

Before

  1. 1.516 km W of Othello, Washington · 20144 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.815 km SW of Othello, Washington · 20156 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.816 km SW of Othello, Washington · 20157 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.016 km SW of Othello, Washington · 20160 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.08 km SW of Royal City, Washington · 20169 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.97 km SSW of Royal City, Washington · 20169 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10839453. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:19 PM UTC.