M1.5 earthquake 16 km W of Othello, Washington
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 16 km W of Othello, Washington on Wed, May 1, 1974, 6:46 AM PDT (13:46 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.1 13 km ESE of Quincy, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-05-01 13:46:36 UTC
- Depth
- -0.3 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.836° N, 119.391° 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
- ±0.24
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 123°
- Stations used
- 13
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.113 km ESE of Quincy, Washington · 19130 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.113 km ENE of Royal City, Washington · 19128 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.79 km SSW of Royal City, Washington · 19120 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10858593. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:34 PM UTC.