Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 18 km SW of Othello, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 18 km SW of Othello, Washington on Fri, Aug 27, 1971, 4:29 AM PDT (11:29 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

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

Othello forecastMore in Washington

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1971-08-27 11:29:41 UTC
Depth
1.1 km (0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.708° N, 119.345° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.35
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
42°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.518 km SW of Othello, Washington · 20116 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.518 km SW of Othello, Washington · 20116 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.519 km SE of Royal City, Washington · 20116 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.74 km N of Kahlotus, Washington · 20106 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.618 km SE of Royal City, Washington · 20103 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.7Washington · 20091 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.512 km NNW of Basin City, Washington · 20091 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 1.611 km NNW of Basin City, Washington · 20088 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 1.912 km NW of Basin City, Washington · 20087 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 1.712 km NW of Basin City, Washington · 20081 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.51 km SSE of Wapato, Washington · 20072 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.53 km SE of Wapato, Washington · 20072 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 3.822 km SSE of Royal City, Washington · 20057 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away

Before

  1. 1.611 km ESE of Royal City, Washington · 20117 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.518 km SW of Othello, Washington · 20121 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.29 km W of Benton City, Washington · 20123 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.615 km SW of Othello, Washington · 20134 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.516 km W of Othello, Washington · 20139 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away

Earthquakes todayWashington earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10839628. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 8:19 PM UTC.