M1.6 earthquake 13 km SSE of Othello, Washington
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 13 km SSE of Othello, Washington on Sun, Dec 29, 2002, 3:41 AM PST (11:41 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.6 9 km WNW of Touchet, 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, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-12-29 11:41:22 UTC
- Depth
- 9.3 km (5.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.722° N, 119.076° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.02
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 126°
- Stations used
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.612 km S of Mesa, Washington · 8640 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.119 km WNW of Helix, Oregon · 8639 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.69 km WNW of Touchet, Washington · 8622 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10576553. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:08 PM UTC.