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M2.6 earthquake 5 km SW of Prescott, Washington

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 5 km SW of Prescott, Washington on Sun, Oct 19, 1969, 12:30 AM GMT-7 (07:30 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1969-10-19 07:30:23 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.257° N, 118.362° 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 2.6 km horizontally, 3.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
282°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.814 km SW of Othello, Washington · 20783 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.1Washington · 20772 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.512 km SSE of Othello, Washington · 20772 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.69 km SSE of Othello, Washington · 20770 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.612 km S of Othello, Washington · 20770 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.211 km S of Othello, Washington · 20770 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.810 km SSE of Othello, Washington · 20770 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.119 km SW of Othello, Washington · 20757 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.515 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 20754 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.613 km SSW of Othello, Washington · 20737 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 2.013 km NNW of Basin City, Washington · 20795 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.57 km E of Othello, Washington · 20796 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.713 km NW of Basin City, Washington · 20797 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.513 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 20805 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.514 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 20805 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.613 km NW of Basin City, Washington · 20808 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.815 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 20809 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10835803. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:14 PM UTC.