Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 17 km WSW of Othello, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 17 km WSW of Othello, Washington on Thu, Nov 14, 1974, 11:58 PM PST (07:58 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 11 km SE of Royal City, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1974-11-15 07:58:56 UTC
Depth
0.7 km (0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.746° 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, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.516 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 18949 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.516 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 18944 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.716 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 18944 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.719 km SW of Othello, Washington · 18939 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.720 km SW of Othello, Washington · 18934 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.519 km SW of Othello, Washington · 18934 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.920 km SW of Othello, Washington · 18933 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.716 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 18929 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.75 km NNW of Royal City, Washington · 18924 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.111 km SE of Royal City, Washington · 18920 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 1.712 km SE of Royal City, Washington · 18919 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.516 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 18919 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.011 km SE of Royal City, Washington · 18919 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 1.62 km N of Kennewick, Washington · 18919 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.811 km SE of Royal City, Washington · 18919 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.112 km SE of Royal City, Washington · 18913 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.912 km SE of Royal City, Washington · 18910 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 1.714 km NE of Richland, Washington · 18904 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 1.516 km SW of Othello, Washington · 18903 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.613 km SE of Royal City, Washington · 18902 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 1.619 km S of Mesa, Washington · 18891 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 1.98 km W of Quincy, Washington · 18956 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.07 km NW of Royal City, Washington · 18961 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.511 km SE of Royal City, Washington · 18964 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.911 km SE of Royal City, Washington · 18974 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10859843. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:32 AM UTC.