M1.7 earthquake 18 km W of Othello, Washington
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 18 km W of Othello, Washington on Tue, Dec 7, 1971, 7:33 PM PST (03:33 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.4 11 km SE of Royal City, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1971-12-08 03:33:00 UTC
- Depth
- 2.3 km (1.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.813° N, 119.418° 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, 0.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.22
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 119°
- 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.611 km E of Prosser, Washington · 20009 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.819 km NE of Zillah, Washington · 19994 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.33 km NW of West Richland, Washington · 19969 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.411 km SE of Royal City, Washington · 19965 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.617 km WNW of Othello, Washington · 19961 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
Before
- 1.518 km SW of Othello, Washington · 20028 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.520 km SW of Othello, Washington · 20035 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.35 km NW of Kahlotus, Washington · 20035 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.919 km SW of Othello, Washington · 20036 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.919 km SW of Othello, Washington · 20040 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10852188. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 2:43 PM UTC.