M1.9 earthquake 8 km W of Othello, Washington
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 8 km W of Othello, Washington on Wed, Dec 20, 2006, 4:45 PM PST (00:45 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.7 3 km SE of Kittitas, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-12-21 00:45:59 UTC
- Depth
- 1.1 km (0.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.819° N, 119.290° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 88°
- Stations used
- 33
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10706453. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:39 PM UTC.