M1.6 earthquake 14 km WNW of Othello, Washington
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 14 km WNW of Othello, Washington on Fri, Feb 8, 1974, 1:31 AM PDT (08:31 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.3 4 km NE of Prosser, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-02-08 08:31:11 UTC
- Depth
- 0.1 km (0.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.870° N, 119.353° 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.16
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 108°
- Stations used
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.34 km NE of Prosser, Washington · 19212 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.24 km NE of Prosser, Washington · 19207 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.620 km NE of Pasco, WA · 19165 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
Before
- 1.66 km S of Royal City, Washington · 19223 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.815 km WNW of Othello, Washington · 19236 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.013 km NNE of Basin City, Washington · 19236 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.614 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 19250 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10858263. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:00 AM UTC.