M2.6 earthquake 17 km NW of Othello, Washington
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 17 km NW of Othello, Washington on Tue, Dec 2, 1980, 10:58 PM PST (06:58 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-12-03 06:58:46 UTC
- Depth
- 1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.920° N, 119.361° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 79°
- Stations used
- 26
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.817 km W of Othello, Washington · 16730 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.96 km E of Vantage, Washington · 16721 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.63 km NNE of Waterville, Washington · 16685 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.63 km SW of Warden, Washington · 16682 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.721 km ENE of Moses Lake, Washington · 16679 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10089483. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 9:19 AM UTC.