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M1.8 earthquake 14 km SW of Othello, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 14 km SW of Othello, Washington on Mon, Oct 27, 1969, 9:13 PM GMT-8 (05:13 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 11 km ENE of Mattawa, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1969-10-28 05:13:03 UTC
Depth
1.6 km (1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.745° N, 119.332° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
153°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.1Washington · 20776 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.512 km SSE of Othello, Washington · 20776 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.924 km ESE of Desert Aire, Washington · 20775 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.69 km SSE of Othello, Washington · 20774 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.612 km S of Othello, Washington · 20774 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.211 km S of Othello, Washington · 20774 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.810 km SSE of Othello, Washington · 20774 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.119 km SW of Othello, Washington · 20761 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.515 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 20758 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.311 km ENE of Mattawa, Washington · 20751 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.613 km SSW of Othello, Washington · 20741 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.812 km NNW of Basin City, Washington · 20736 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away

Before

  1. 2.65 km SW of Prescott, Washington · 20796 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.013 km NNW of Basin City, Washington · 20799 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.57 km E of Othello, Washington · 20800 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.713 km NW of Basin City, Washington · 20801 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.513 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 20809 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.514 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 20809 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.613 km NW of Basin City, Washington · 20813 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.815 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 20814 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10835848. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 3:09 PM UTC.