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M2.6 earthquake 16 km WSW of Othello, Washington

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 16 km WSW of Othello, Washington on Sun, Jan 17, 1988, 2:44 PM PST (22:44 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 19 km WSW of Othello, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1988-01-17 22:44:29 UTC
Depth
0.4 km (0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.746° N, 119.350° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.016 km SW of Othello, Washington · 14127 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.716 km SW of Othello, Washington · 14126 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.519 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14124 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.73 km SSE of Grandview, Washington · 14123 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.13 km SSE of Grandview, Washington · 14123 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.53 km S of Grandview, Washington · 14123 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.14 km NE of Prosser, Washington · 14119 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.919 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14112 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.119 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14112 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.919 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14111 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.919 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14110 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.919 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14110 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.119 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14108 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.92 km NNE of Mesa, Washington · 14107 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.35 km SW of Connell, Washington · 14103 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.722 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14103 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 1.518 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14096 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.313 km SSW of Cascade Valley, Washington · 14090 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 1.715 km SW of Cascade Valley, Washington · 14089 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 1.825 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14082 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 1.525 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14077 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away

Before

  1. 2.415 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14130 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.15 km SW of Connell, Washington · 14130 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.516 km S of Prosser, Washington · 14135 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.716 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14139 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.717 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14141 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.917 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14143 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.219 km SW of Othello, Washington · 14145 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.717 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14149 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.516 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14150 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.517 km SW of Othello, Washington · 14150 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.117 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14150 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.616 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14151 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.05 km SSW of Connell, Washington · 14154 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 1.917 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14156 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10228488. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:38 AM UTC.