Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 13 km SSW of Othello, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 13 km SSW of Othello, Washington on Sat, Dec 13, 1969, 9:55 AM GMT-8 (17:55 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 12 km NNW of Basin City, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1969-12-13 17:55:56 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.709° N, 119.234° 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 3.9 km horizontally, 2.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
147°
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.812 km NNW of Basin City, Washington · 20732 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.511 km NNW of Basin City, Washington · 20721 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.34 km SW of Prescott, Washington · 20719 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.66 km WNW of Prescott, Washington · 20719 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.517 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 20718 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.07 km NW of Royal City, Washington · 20700 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 2.014 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 20700 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.814 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 20695 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.816 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 20690 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.616 km N of Richland, Washington · 20688 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.614 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 20687 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.014 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 20684 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.814 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 20682 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.815 km E of Royal City, Washington · 20681 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 1.916 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 20680 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.616 km E of Royal City, Washington · 20680 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.816 km E of Royal City, Washington · 20679 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 1.516 km ESE of Royal City, Washington · 20679 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 1.716 km E of Royal City, Washington · 20677 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 2.316 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 20677 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 2.311 km ENE of Mattawa, Washington · 20747 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.515 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 20754 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.119 km SW of Othello, Washington · 20758 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10835988. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:25 PM UTC.