M2.2 earthquake 18 km W of Othello, Washington
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 18 km W of Othello, Washington on Mon, Oct 10, 1988, 8:12 AM PDT (15:12 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-10-10 15:12:37 UTC
- Depth
- -0.3 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.809° N, 119.421° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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, 0.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 62°
- Stations used
- 21
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.512 km N of Richland, Washington · 13868 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.510 km N of Richland, Washington · 13848 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.211 km N of Richland, Washington · 13848 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.114 km SSW of Basin City, Washington · 13833 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10233253. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:54 AM UTC.