Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 16 km WSW of Othello, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 16 km WSW of Othello, Washington on Thu, Dec 5, 1974, 7:54 AM PST (15:54 UTC), 0 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
1974-12-05 15:54:23 UTC
Depth
-0.3 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.746° N, 119.352° 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.34
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
109°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.75 km NNW of Royal City, Washington · 18927 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.111 km SE of Royal City, Washington · 18922 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 1.712 km SE of Royal City, Washington · 18922 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.516 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 18922 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.011 km SE of Royal City, Washington · 18921 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.62 km N of Kennewick, Washington · 18921 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.811 km SE of Royal City, Washington · 18921 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 2.112 km SE of Royal City, Washington · 18915 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 1.912 km SE of Royal City, Washington · 18912 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.714 km NE of Richland, Washington · 18907 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.516 km SW of Othello, Washington · 18906 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.613 km SE of Royal City, Washington · 18905 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 1.619 km S of Mesa, Washington · 18894 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 1.920 km SW of Othello, Washington · 18936 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.519 km SW of Othello, Washington · 18937 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.720 km SW of Othello, Washington · 18937 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.719 km SW of Othello, Washington · 18942 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.716 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 18947 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.516 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 18947 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 1.516 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 18952 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.717 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 18952 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.98 km W of Quincy, Washington · 18958 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10860078. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:05 PM UTC.