M1.9 earthquake 19 km SW of Othello, Washington
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 19 km SW of Othello, Washington on Tue, Nov 16, 1971, 7:27 AM PST (15:27 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.3 5 km NW of Kahlotus, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1971-11-16 15:27:28 UTC
- Depth
- -0.2 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.710° N, 119.371° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 67°
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.35 km NW of Kahlotus, Washington · 20037 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.520 km SW of Othello, Washington · 20037 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.518 km SW of Othello, Washington · 20031 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.718 km W of Othello, Washington · 20017 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.611 km E of Prosser, Washington · 20012 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.819 km NE of Zillah, Washington · 19997 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
Before
- 1.919 km SW of Othello, Washington · 20042 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.613 km E of Moses Lake, Washington · 20050 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.010 km NNW of Basin City, Washington · 20058 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
- 3.822 km SSE of Royal City, Washington · 20060 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10851953. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 12:17 AM UTC.