Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 19 km WSW of Othello, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 19 km WSW of Othello, Washington on Thu, Jan 21, 1988, 8:06 AM PST (16:06 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1988-01-21 16:06:19 UTC
Depth
0.2 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.744° N, 119.402° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
18

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 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.73 km SSE of Grandview, Washington · 14123 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.13 km SSE of Grandview, Washington · 14123 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.53 km S of Grandview, Washington · 14123 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.14 km NE of Prosser, Washington · 14120 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.919 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14113 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.119 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14112 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 2.919 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14111 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.919 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14111 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 1.919 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14111 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.119 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14109 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.92 km NNE of Mesa, Washington · 14108 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.35 km SW of Connell, Washington · 14104 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.722 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14103 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.518 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14096 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.313 km SSW of Cascade Valley, Washington · 14090 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.715 km SW of Cascade Valley, Washington · 14090 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 1.825 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14082 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.525 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14078 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.67 km NNE of Richland, Washington · 14068 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.57 km N of Richland, Washington · 14067 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 1.57 km N of Richland, Washington · 14067 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 1.716 km SW of Othello, Washington · 14127 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.016 km SW of Othello, Washington · 14127 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.616 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14128 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.415 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14131 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.15 km SW of Connell, Washington · 14131 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.516 km S of Prosser, Washington · 14135 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.716 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14140 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.717 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14141 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.917 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14144 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.219 km SW of Othello, Washington · 14146 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.717 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14149 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.516 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14150 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.517 km SW of Othello, Washington · 14150 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.117 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14150 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.616 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14152 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10229053. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:48 PM UTC.