M2.0 earthquake 10 km W of Othello, Washington
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 10 km W of Othello, Washington on Sat, Aug 13, 1983, 4:53 AM PDT (11:53 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.1 14 km WSW of Basin City, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-08-13 11:53:46 UTC
- Depth
- -0.2 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.822° N, 119.309° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 104°
- Stations used
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.07 km S of Richland, Washington · 15746 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.07 km S of Richland, Washington · 15746 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.013 km N of Quincy, Washington · 15700 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.114 km WSW of Basin City, Washington · 15695 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.920 km NNE of Ritzville, Washington · 15693 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.73 km NNW of Highland, Washington · 15692 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10159503. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:36 AM UTC.