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M1.6 earthquake 12 km S of Othello, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 12 km S of Othello, Washington on Mon, Nov 10, 1969, 12:52 AM GMT-8 (08:52 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 11 km S of Othello, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1969-11-10 08:52:18 UTC
Depth
-0.3 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.717° N, 119.144° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
142°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.211 km S of Othello, Washington · 20770 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.810 km SSE of Othello, Washington · 20770 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.119 km SW of Othello, Washington · 20757 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 1.515 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 20754 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.311 km ENE of Mattawa, Washington · 20747 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.613 km SSW of Othello, Washington · 20737 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.812 km NNW of Basin City, Washington · 20732 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 1.511 km NNW of Basin City, Washington · 20721 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.34 km SW of Prescott, Washington · 20718 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.66 km WNW of Prescott, Washington · 20718 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.517 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 20717 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away

Before

  1. 1.69 km SSE of Othello, Washington · 20770 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.924 km ESE of Desert Aire, Washington · 20771 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.512 km SSE of Othello, Washington · 20772 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.1Washington · 20772 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.814 km SW of Othello, Washington · 20783 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.65 km SW of Prescott, Washington · 20792 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.013 km NNW of Basin City, Washington · 20795 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 1.57 km E of Othello, Washington · 20796 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.713 km NW of Basin City, Washington · 20797 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10835923. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:50 PM UTC.