Washington earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 17 km WSW of Othello, Washington

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 17 km WSW of Othello, Washington on Sat, Oct 24, 1970, 2:01 PM PDT (21:01 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 2 km NNW of Connell, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1970-10-24 21:01:12 UTC
Depth
1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.751° N, 119.374° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.36
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 54 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.66 km NE of Basin City, Washington · 20417 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.715 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 20415 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.610 km SE of Royal City, Washington · 20415 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 1.714 km W of Othello, Washington · 20409 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 3.12 km NNW of Connell, Washington · 20409 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.513 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 20409 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.916 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 20409 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.613 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 20409 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.014 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 20408 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.019 km S of Mesa, Washington · 20408 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.717 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 20405 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.517 km SW of Othello, Washington · 20405 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.22 km NNW of Connell, Washington · 20404 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 1.74 km NNW of Connell, Washington · 20404 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.914 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 20401 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.87 km NE of Basin City, Washington · 20396 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 1.79 km NNW of Mesa, Washington · 20393 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 2.114 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 20393 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.614 km ENE of Royal City, Washington · 20391 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 2.014 km NW of Othello, Washington · 20390 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 2.124 km E of Desert Aire, Washington · 20390 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 1.524 km E of Desert Aire, Washington · 20390 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 2.2Washington · 20390 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 1.816 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 20389 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 2.016 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 20389 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 2.316 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 20389 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 1.914 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 20389 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 1.93 km NNW of Royal City, Washington · 20389 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  29. 1.917 km W of Othello, Washington · 20388 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 2.32 km N of Connell, Washington · 20386 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 1.74 km ESE of Basin City, Washington · 20386 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 2.12 km NW of Connell, Washington · 20386 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 1.917 km W of Othello, Washington · 20386 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 2.15 km NNE of Connell, Washington · 20386 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 1.617 km W of Othello, Washington · 20386 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 1.83 km W of Connell, Washington · 20386 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 1.716 km W of Othello, Washington · 20385 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 1.517 km W of Othello, Washington · 20385 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 2.616 km ESE of Quincy, Washington · 20385 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  40. 1.94 km N of Connell, Washington · 20385 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  41. 2.44 km N of Connell, Washington · 20385 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 2.115 km ESE of Quincy, Washington · 20384 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 1.53 km WNW of Mesa, Washington · 20375 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  44. 1.617 km W of Othello, Washington · 20374 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 1.517 km W of Othello, Washington · 20374 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 1.517 km W of Othello, Washington · 20373 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 1.617 km W of Othello, Washington · 20373 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 1.517 km W of Othello, Washington · 20373 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 1.917 km W of Othello, Washington · 20372 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 2.317 km W of Othello, Washington · 20372 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 1.64 km N of Connell, Washington · 20371 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  52. 2.15 km WNW of Connell, Washington · 20367 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  53. 1.54 km NNE of Connell, Washington · 20367 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  54. 2.111 km SW of Cascade Valley, Washington · 20363 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 1.77 km NE of Basin City, Washington · 20426 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.86 km NE of Basin City, Washington · 20427 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.915 km ENE of George, Washington · 20429 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.716 km ENE of George, Washington · 20429 days ago · 23 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.86 km NE of Basin City, Washington · 20431 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 1.86 km NE of Basin City, Washington · 20431 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.57 km NE of Basin City, Washington · 20431 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.618 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 20432 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.08 km NNW of Mesa, Washington · 20434 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.615 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 20435 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.917 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 20438 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.810 km E of Prosser, Washington · 20440 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.517 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 20442 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.117 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 20443 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 1.817 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 20444 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 3.416 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 20444 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.810 km SE of Royal City, Washington · 20445 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 3.017 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 20445 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.58 km SE of Royal City, Washington · 20445 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 2.49 km SE of Royal City, Washington · 20446 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10837228. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:38 PM UTC.