M2.0 earthquake 4 km W of Othello, Washington
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 4 km W of Othello, Washington on Sun, Dec 3, 1978, 6:07 PM PST (02:07 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.1 6 km N of Kahlotus, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-12-04 02:07:18 UTC
- Depth
- 3.1 km (1.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.822° N, 119.235° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 136°
- 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.66 km SSW of Royal City, Washington · 17443 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.16 km N of Kahlotus, Washington · 17441 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.813 km N of Richland, Washington · 17413 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.821 km E of Desert Aire, Washington · 17405 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10848473. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 6:00 AM UTC.