M2.3 earthquake 9 km W of Othello, Washington
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 9 km W of Othello, Washington on Sat, Aug 13, 1983, 4:35 AM PDT (11:35 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.
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
- 1983-08-13 11:35:56 UTC
- Depth
- 0.9 km (0.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.830° N, 119.298° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 167°
- 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.010 km W of Othello, Washington · 15747 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.07 km S of Richland, Washington · 15746 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.07 km S of Richland, Washington · 15746 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.013 km N of Quincy, Washington · 15700 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.114 km WSW of Basin City, Washington · 15695 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.920 km NNE of Ritzville, Washington · 15693 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.73 km NNW of Highland, Washington · 15692 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10159458. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:51 AM UTC.