M1.7 earthquake 17 km WSW of Othello, Washington
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 17 km WSW of Othello, Washington on Wed, Nov 22, 1972, 12:25 AM PST (08:25 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.
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
- 1972-11-22 08:25:57 UTC
- Depth
- 2.1 km (1.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.747° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.34
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 56°
- Stations used
- 21
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.217 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 19656 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.518 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 19655 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.117 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 19655 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.618 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 19655 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.518 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 19654 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.617 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 19652 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.918 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 19649 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.617 km S of Mesa, Washington · 19645 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.517 km S of Mesa, Washington · 19645 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10854898. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:04 AM UTC.