M1.6 earthquake 17 km WNW of Othello, Washington
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 17 km WNW of Othello, Washington on Sun, Jan 30, 1972, 6:55 PM PST (02:55 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.5 Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1972-01-31 02:55:14 UTC
- Depth
- 3.1 km (1.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.891° N, 119.377° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 81°
- 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.5Washington · 19947 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.77 km WNW of Coulee City, Washington · 19942 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayWashington earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10852613. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 8:42 PM UTC.