M1.5 earthquake 20 km SW of Othello, Washington
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 20 km SW of Othello, Washington on Wed, Nov 17, 1971, 4:23 PM PST (00:23 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.7 18 km W of Othello, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1971-11-18 00:23:23 UTC
- Depth
- 1.8 km (1.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.708° N, 119.376° 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.
- Location uncertainty
- About 0.2 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.518 km SW of Othello, Washington · 20027 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.718 km W of Othello, Washington · 20014 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.611 km E of Prosser, Washington · 20008 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.819 km NE of Zillah, Washington · 19993 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
Before
- 2.35 km NW of Kahlotus, Washington · 20034 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.919 km SW of Othello, Washington · 20035 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.919 km SW of Othello, Washington · 20039 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.613 km E of Moses Lake, Washington · 20046 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.010 km NNW of Basin City, Washington · 20055 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
- 3.822 km SSE of Royal City, Washington · 20057 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10851983. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:18 PM UTC.