M1.7 earthquake 16 km WSW of Othello, Washington
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 16 km WSW of Othello, Washington on Mon, Jul 9, 1984, 5:58 PM PDT (00:58 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.8 3 km SW of Warden, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-07-10 00:58:34 UTC
- Depth
- -0.2 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.744° N, 119.360° 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 56°
- Stations used
- 17
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 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.83 km SW of Warden, Washington · 15411 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.121 km ENE of Moses Lake, Washington · 15407 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.98 km SW of Royal City, Washington · 15402 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.614 km S of Mabton, Washington · 15388 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.18 km SW of Tri-Cities, Washington · 15369 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
Before
- 1.87 km SW of Royal City, Washington · 15418 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.71 km E of Mattawa, Washington · 15418 days ago · 21 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.421 km ENE of Moses Lake, Washington · 15423 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.02 km SW of West Richland, Washington · 15426 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.43 km SW of Warden, Washington · 15438 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10175718. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:55 PM UTC.