Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 14 km WSW of Othello, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 14 km WSW of Othello, Washington on Wed, Jan 9, 1974, 2:47 AM PDT (09:47 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 4 km NE of Prosser, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1974-01-09 09:47:05 UTC
Depth
0.6 km (0.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.792° N, 119.359° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
74°
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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.013 km NNE of Basin City, Washington · 19243 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.815 km WNW of Othello, Washington · 19242 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.66 km S of Royal City, Washington · 19229 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 1.614 km WNW of Othello, Washington · 19226 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.34 km NE of Prosser, Washington · 19218 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.24 km NE of Prosser, Washington · 19213 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 1.516 km WNW of Othello, Washington · 19257 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.714 km WNW of Othello, Washington · 19257 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.612 km NNE of Basin City, Washington · 19260 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 2.319 km SSE of Prosser, Washington · 19267 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.819 km SSE of Prosser, Washington · 19267 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.019 km SSE of Prosser, Washington · 19267 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.819 km SSE of Prosser, Washington · 19267 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.820 km SSE of Prosser, Washington · 19267 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.714 km WNW of Othello, Washington · 19274 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.014 km WNW of Othello, Washington · 19276 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 4.414 km WNW of Othello, Washington · 19276 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10858148. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:22 AM UTC.