M2.1 earthquake 22 km WSW of Othello, Washington
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 22 km WSW of Othello, Washington on Tue, Aug 15, 1978, 1:30 PM PDT (20:30 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-08-15 20:30:31 UTC
- Depth
- 13.8 km (8.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.721° N, 119.431° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 67°
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10847688. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 6:23 PM UTC.