Washington earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 17 km WSW of Othello, Washington

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 17 km WSW of Othello, Washington on Thu, Dec 3, 1987, 5:48 PM PST (01:48 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 15 km WSW of Othello, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-12-04 01:48:02 UTC
Depth
-0.2 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.754° N, 119.380° 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
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.97 km NNE of Richland, Washington · 14170 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.817 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14164 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.815 km E of Mattawa, Washington · 14162 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.917 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14155 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.05 km SSW of Connell, Washington · 14154 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.616 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14151 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.117 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14150 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.517 km SW of Othello, Washington · 14149 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.516 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14149 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.717 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14149 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.219 km SW of Othello, Washington · 14145 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.917 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14143 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.717 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14140 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.716 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14139 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.516 km S of Prosser, Washington · 14135 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.15 km SW of Connell, Washington · 14130 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 2.415 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14130 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.616 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14127 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.016 km SW of Othello, Washington · 14126 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.716 km SW of Othello, Washington · 14126 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 1.519 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14124 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 1.73 km SSE of Grandview, Washington · 14123 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 2.13 km SSE of Grandview, Washington · 14123 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 1.53 km S of Grandview, Washington · 14123 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 2.14 km NE of Prosser, Washington · 14119 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 1.67 km NNE of Richland, Washington · 14172 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.33 km ENE of Cowiche, Washington · 14174 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.12 km ENE of Cowiche, Washington · 14174 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.518 km SW of Othello, Washington · 14175 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.615 km NE of Marlin, Washington · 14180 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.85 km NE of Kittitas, Washington · 14182 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.77 km SSW of Desert Aire, Washington · 14184 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.917 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14184 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10227023. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:50 AM UTC.