Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 8 km WNW of Othello, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 8 km WNW of Othello, Washington on Mon, Sep 25, 1972, 12:14 PM PDT (19:14 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 14 km ESE of Royal City, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1972-09-25 19:14:59 UTC
Depth
16.2 km (10.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.856° N, 119.274° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.29
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.814 km ESE of Royal City, Washington · 19721 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.814 km ESE of Royal City, Washington · 19721 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.013 km ESE of Royal City, Washington · 19711 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 1.514 km ESE of Royal City, Washington · 19711 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.519 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 19705 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.112 km WSW of Royal City, Washington · 19702 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.8Washington · 19700 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.819 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 19699 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.517 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 19699 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 1.819 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 19698 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.83 km NW of Desert Aire, Washington · 19694 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.61 km SW of West Richland, Washington · 19690 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.72 km SSW of West Richland, Washington · 19690 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.717 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 19679 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 1.717 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 19664 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away

Before

  1. 1.914 km ESE of Royal City, Washington · 19726 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.914 km ESE of Royal City, Washington · 19726 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.114 km ESE of Royal City, Washington · 19726 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.914 km ESE of Royal City, Washington · 19726 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.621 km NNW of Benton City, Washington · 19736 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.615 km ESE of Royal City, Washington · 19739 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.514 km ESE of Royal City, Washington · 19746 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.814 km WNW of Othello, Washington · 19749 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10854233. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 9:22 PM UTC.