M2.3 earthquake 17 km NW of Othello, Washington
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 17 km NW of Othello, Washington on Sat, Jun 27, 1981, 4:53 AM PDT (11:53 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.6 10 km W of Prescott, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-06-27 11:53:46 UTC
- Depth
- -0.2 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.920° N, 119.361° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 86°
- Stations used
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.015 km ENE of Kittitas, Washington · 16519 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.22 km ESE of Waterville, Washington · 16512 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.614 km NNE of Richland, Washington · 16512 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.610 km W of Prescott, Washington · 16510 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.529 km NNW of Benton City, Washington · 16481 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10116373. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 8:57 PM UTC.