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M2.1 earthquake 19 km SW of Othello, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 19 km SW of Othello, Washington on Sat, Nov 22, 1969, 9:08 PM GMT-8 (05:08 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
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1969-11-23 05:08:31 UTC
Depth
2.2 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.715° N, 119.376° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
126°
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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.515 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 20754 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 2.311 km ENE of Mattawa, Washington · 20747 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 1.613 km SSW of Othello, Washington · 20737 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 1.812 km NNW of Basin City, Washington · 20732 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 1.511 km NNW of Basin City, Washington · 20721 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.34 km SW of Prescott, Washington · 20719 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.66 km WNW of Prescott, Washington · 20719 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.517 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 20718 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.07 km NW of Royal City, Washington · 20701 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.014 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 20700 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away

Before

  1. 1.810 km SSE of Othello, Washington · 20770 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.211 km S of Othello, Washington · 20770 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.612 km S of Othello, Washington · 20771 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 1.69 km SSE of Othello, Washington · 20771 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 1.924 km ESE of Desert Aire, Washington · 20771 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.512 km SSE of Othello, Washington · 20773 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.1Washington · 20773 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.814 km SW of Othello, Washington · 20784 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10835953. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:24 AM UTC.