Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 17 km WSW of Othello, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 17 km WSW of Othello, Washington on Sun, Nov 22, 1987, 4:10 AM PST (12:10 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 2 km ENE of Cowiche, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-11-22 12:10:49 UTC
Depth
-0.2 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.749° N, 119.376° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.77 km SSW of Desert Aire, Washington · 14184 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.85 km NE of Kittitas, Washington · 14183 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.615 km NE of Marlin, Washington · 14181 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.518 km SW of Othello, Washington · 14176 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 4.12 km ENE of Cowiche, Washington · 14175 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 4.33 km ENE of Cowiche, Washington · 14174 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.67 km NNE of Richland, Washington · 14173 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 2.217 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14173 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.97 km NNE of Richland, Washington · 14170 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.817 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14165 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.815 km E of Mattawa, Washington · 14163 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.917 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14156 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 2.05 km SSW of Connell, Washington · 14155 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.616 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14152 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.117 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14150 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.517 km SW of Othello, Washington · 14150 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.516 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14150 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.717 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14149 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.219 km SW of Othello, Washington · 14146 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.917 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14144 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  21. 1.717 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14141 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.716 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14140 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 1.516 km S of Prosser, Washington · 14135 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 2.15 km SW of Connell, Washington · 14131 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 2.415 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14131 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 2.616 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14128 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 2.016 km SW of Othello, Washington · 14127 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 1.716 km SW of Othello, Washington · 14127 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away

Before

  1. 2.05 km WNW of Quincy, Washington · 14204 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10226858. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:46 PM UTC.