M1.6 earthquake 2 km WNW of Othello, Washington
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2 km WNW of Othello, Washington on Fri, Mar 2, 1979, 11:05 AM PST (19:05 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.0 Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-03-02 19:05:57 UTC
- Depth
- 5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.837° N, 119.204° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 3.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 167°
- Stations used
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.518 km W of Othello, Washington · 17362 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.711 km S of Mesa, Washington · 17344 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.0Washington · 17341 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.5Washington · 17340 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.73 km ESE of Kittitas, Washington · 17332 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.521 km E of Desert Aire, Washington · 17323 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10849098. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 6:05 PM UTC.