Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 4 km S of Othello, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 4 km S of Othello, Washington on Sun, Nov 3, 2002, 3:59 PM PST (23:59 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 9 km SE of Washtucna, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-11-03 23:59:49 UTC
Depth
14.1 km (8.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.787° N, 119.169° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
115°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.68 km SE of Washtucna, Washington · 8732 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.29 km SE of Washtucna, Washington · 8726 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.68 km SE of Washtucna, Washington · 8724 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.88 km SE of Washtucna, Washington · 8722 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.79 km SE of Royal City, Washington · 8720 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.67 km SSW of Marlin, Washington · 8715 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.75 km NE of Donald, Washington · 8684 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.95 km SE of Moxee City, Washington · 8680 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.13 km ENE of Donald, Washington · 8680 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.613 km SSE of Othello, Washington · 8677 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away

Before

  1. 2.18 km SSE of Washtucna, Washington · 8733 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.913 km WSW of Royal City, Washington · 8745 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10569798. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:21 AM UTC.