M2.2 earthquake 15 km W of Othello, Washington
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 15 km W of Othello, Washington on Wed, Mar 22, 1978, 9:47 PM PST (05:47 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-03-23 05:47:42 UTC
- Depth
- 1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.837° N, 119.378° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 80°
- Stations used
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.622 km SE of Desert Aire, Washington · 17704 days ago · 22 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.711 km S of Ellensburg, Washington · 17704 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.88 km WNW of Cascade Valley, Washington · 17696 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.611 km SSE of Royal City, Washington · 17676 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.511 km SSE of Royal City, Washington · 17676 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.510 km SSE of Royal City, Washington · 17676 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.521 km WSW of Basin City, Washington · 17663 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.515 km ESE of Royal City, Washington · 17657 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10846263. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:16 PM UTC.