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M1.5 earthquake 7 km E of Othello, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 7 km E of Othello, Washington on Wed, Oct 15, 1969, 12:52 PM GMT-7 (19:52 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 13 km NNW of Basin City, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1969-10-15 19:52:58 UTC
Depth
0.4 km (0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.821° N, 119.075° 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 1.1 km horizontally
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
308°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
3

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.013 km NNW of Basin City, Washington · 20795 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 2.65 km SW of Prescott, Washington · 20792 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.814 km SW of Othello, Washington · 20783 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.1Washington · 20772 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.512 km SSE of Othello, Washington · 20772 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.924 km ESE of Desert Aire, Washington · 20771 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.69 km SSE of Othello, Washington · 20770 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.612 km S of Othello, Washington · 20770 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.211 km S of Othello, Washington · 20770 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.810 km SSE of Othello, Washington · 20770 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.119 km SW of Othello, Washington · 20757 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 1.515 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 20754 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 2.311 km ENE of Mattawa, Washington · 20747 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.613 km SSW of Othello, Washington · 20737 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away

Before

  1. 1.713 km NW of Basin City, Washington · 20797 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.513 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 20805 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.514 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 20805 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.613 km NW of Basin City, Washington · 20809 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.815 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 20810 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10835773. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:44 PM UTC.