M1.7 earthquake 16 km WNW of Othello, Washington
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 16 km WNW of Othello, Washington on Sat, Sep 21, 1974, 4:29 AM PDT (11:29 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.3 9 km SSW of Royal City, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-09-21 11:29:13 UTC
- Depth
- 5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.862° N, 119.380° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.22
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 121°
- Stations used
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.39 km SSW of Royal City, Washington · 19002 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.911 km SE of Royal City, Washington · 18973 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.511 km SE of Royal City, Washington · 18963 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.07 km NW of Royal City, Washington · 18960 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.98 km W of Quincy, Washington · 18954 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.717 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 18947 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.516 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 18947 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.516 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 18943 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.716 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 18943 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10859518. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:24 PM UTC.