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M2.9 earthquake 18 km W of Othello, Washington

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 18 km W of Othello, Washington on Sat, Jan 5, 1980, 8:02 AM PST (16:02 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-01-05 16:02:08 UTC
Depth
-0.2 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.801° N, 119.421° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.715 km S of Ellensburg, Washington · 17042 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.614 km SSE of Harrah, Washington · 17040 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.511 km ESE of Royal City, Washington · 17039 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.513 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 17031 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.58 km WNW of Odessa, Washington · 17028 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.86 km ENE of Mesa, Washington · 17023 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.16 km W of Ellensburg, Washington · 17019 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.726 km ESE of Waterville, Washington · 17018 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.026 km S of Mansfield, Washington · 17018 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.012 km WNW of Othello, Washington · 17004 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.611 km NNE of Boardman, Oregon · 17004 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 1.618 km SW of Othello, Washington · 17072 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.53 km NNE of Royal City, Washington · 17072 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 1.73 km NNE of Royal City, Washington · 17072 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.64 km NNE of Royal City, Washington · 17073 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 1.73 km NNE of Royal City, Washington · 17073 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 1.85 km N of Royal City, Washington · 17073 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.63 km NE of Royal City, Washington · 17073 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 1.72 km NNE of Royal City, Washington · 17074 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.03 km NNE of Royal City, Washington · 17074 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.83 km NNE of Royal City, Washington · 17076 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 1.73 km NNE of Royal City, Washington · 17076 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 1.95 km ENE of Mesa, Washington · 17077 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.04 km ENE of Mesa, Washington · 17081 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.55 km ENE of Mesa, Washington · 17081 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.63 km ENE of Royal City, Washington · 17085 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 3.11 km NE of Gleed, Washington · 17089 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.83 km ENE of Royal City, Washington · 17092 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10074673. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:47 PM UTC.