M2.9 earthquake 14 km WNW of Othello, Washington
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 14 km WNW of Othello, Washington on Tue, Sep 3, 1974, 6:04 PM PDT (01:04 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-09-04 01:04:28 UTC
- Depth
- 2.6 km (1.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.873° N, 119.355° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 69°
- 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.716 km WNW of Othello, Washington · 19001 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.39 km SSW of Royal City, Washington · 19001 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.911 km SE of Royal City, Washington · 18972 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.511 km SE of Royal City, Washington · 18962 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.07 km NW of Royal City, Washington · 18959 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10859418. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:23 PM UTC.