M1.6 earthquake 17 km WNW of Othello, Washington
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 17 km WNW of Othello, Washington on Mon, Jan 7, 2008, 3:43 PM PST (23:43 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.7 4 km SSW of Basin City, 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
- 2008-01-07 23:43:29 UTC
- Depth
- 18.0 km (11.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.857° N, 119.399° 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, 0.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 74°
- Stations used
- 28
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.816 km SSW of Prosser, Washington · 6819 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.74 km SSW of Basin City, Washington · 6818 days ago · 22 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.015 km N of Naches, Washington · 6815 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.18 km SE of Vantage, Washington · 6802 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10733093. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:36 AM UTC.