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M1.8 earthquake 15 km WNW of Othello, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 15 km WNW of Othello, Washington on Wed, Jan 23, 1974, 12:25 AM PDT (07:25 UTC), 2 km (1 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
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1974-01-23 07:25:40 UTC
Depth
1.8 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.868° N, 119.374° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
112°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.66 km S of Royal City, Washington · 19222 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.614 km WNW of Othello, Washington · 19219 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.34 km NE of Prosser, Washington · 19212 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.24 km NE of Prosser, Washington · 19207 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 2.013 km NNE of Basin City, Washington · 19236 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.614 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 19249 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.516 km WNW of Othello, Washington · 19250 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.714 km WNW of Othello, Washington · 19251 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.612 km NNE of Basin City, Washington · 19253 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.319 km SSE of Prosser, Washington · 19260 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.819 km SSE of Prosser, Washington · 19260 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.019 km SSE of Prosser, Washington · 19260 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.819 km SSE of Prosser, Washington · 19260 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.820 km SSE of Prosser, Washington · 19260 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10858208. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:36 PM UTC.