Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 17 km WSW of Othello, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 17 km WSW of Othello, Washington on Mon, Nov 6, 1972, 11:00 PM PST (07:00 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 17 km WSW of Othello, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1972-11-07 07:00:18 UTC
Depth
2.2 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.749° N, 119.376° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.717 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 19663 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.217 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 19657 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.518 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 19656 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.117 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 19656 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.618 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 19656 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.518 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 19654 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.617 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 19653 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.918 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 19649 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.617 km S of Mesa, Washington · 19645 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.517 km S of Mesa, Washington · 19645 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 1.72 km SSW of West Richland, Washington · 19689 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.61 km SW of West Richland, Washington · 19689 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.83 km NW of Desert Aire, Washington · 19693 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.819 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 19697 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.517 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 19698 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.819 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 19698 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.8Washington · 19699 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.112 km WSW of Royal City, Washington · 19702 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.519 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 19705 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10854738. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:33 AM UTC.