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M4.4 earthquake 14 km WNW of Othello, Washington

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 14 km WNW of Othello, Washington on Wed, Dec 19, 1973, 5:08 PM PST (01:08 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (md), light
Local time
UTC
1973-12-20 01:08:28 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.867° N, 119.356° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.31
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
70°
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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.014 km WNW of Othello, Washington · 19269 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.714 km WNW of Othello, Washington · 19267 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.820 km SSE of Prosser, Washington · 19260 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.819 km SSE of Prosser, Washington · 19260 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.019 km SSE of Prosser, Washington · 19260 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.819 km SSE of Prosser, Washington · 19260 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.319 km SSE of Prosser, Washington · 19260 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.612 km NNE of Basin City, Washington · 19253 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.714 km WNW of Othello, Washington · 19251 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.516 km WNW of Othello, Washington · 19250 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.614 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 19249 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.013 km NNE of Basin City, Washington · 19236 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.815 km WNW of Othello, Washington · 19235 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.66 km S of Royal City, Washington · 19222 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 1.614 km WNW of Othello, Washington · 19219 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 2.34 km NE of Prosser, Washington · 19212 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 1.83 km SW of West Richland, Washington · 19284 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.514 km NW of Basin City, Washington · 19297 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10857903 (also filed as usp00004ka). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:11 AM UTC.