Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 12 km WNW of Othello, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 12 km WNW of Othello, Washington on Thu, Oct 27, 1983, 2:23 PM PDT (21:23 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 3 km E of Gleed, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-10-27 21:23:33 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.877° N, 119.317° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
180°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.73 km E of Gleed, Washington · 15657 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.62 km N of Selah, Washington · 15654 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.12 km E of Gleed, Washington · 15654 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.64 km NNE of Selah, Washington · 15654 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.43 km ENE of Gleed, Washington · 15654 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.52 km W of Selah, Washington · 15654 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.816 km S of Desert Aire, Washington · 15643 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.815 km WSW of Highland, Washington · 15640 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.32 km ESE of Terrace Heights, Washington · 15637 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.17 km NE of Naches, Washington · 15635 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.711 km ESE of Prosser, Washington · 15621 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.530 km ESE of Desert Aire, Washington · 15620 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 3.420 km S of Royal City, Washington · 15679 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.121 km SSE of Royal City, Washington · 15679 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.321 km S of Royal City, Washington · 15679 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.73 km NNW of Highland, Washington · 15692 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.920 km NNE of Ritzville, Washington · 15694 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.114 km WSW of Basin City, Washington · 15695 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.013 km N of Quincy, Washington · 15700 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.54 km SSW of West Wenatchee, Washington · 15701 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10171503. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 8:31 AM UTC.