Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 4 km NE of Prosser, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 4 km NE of Prosser, Washington on Mon, Jan 25, 1988, 1:11 PM PST (21:11 UTC), -1 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
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1988-01-25 21:11:43 UTC
Depth
-0.6 km (-0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.229° N, 119.728° 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, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
25

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 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.919 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14112 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.119 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14112 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.919 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14111 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.919 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14111 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.919 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14110 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.119 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14108 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.92 km NNE of Mesa, Washington · 14107 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.11 km NNW of Goldendale, Washington · 14105 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.74 km NW of Goldendale, Washington · 14105 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.35 km SW of Connell, Washington · 14104 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.722 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14103 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.516 km SSE of Arlington, Oregon · 14100 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.518 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14096 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.313 km SSW of Cascade Valley, Washington · 14090 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.715 km SW of Cascade Valley, Washington · 14089 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.825 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14082 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.525 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14077 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.67 km NNE of Richland, Washington · 14067 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.57 km N of Richland, Washington · 14067 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 1.57 km N of Richland, Washington · 14067 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 1.88 km SW of Warden, Washington · 14063 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 1.53 km S of Grandview, Washington · 14123 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.13 km SSE of Grandview, Washington · 14123 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.73 km SSE of Grandview, Washington · 14123 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.519 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14124 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.716 km SW of Othello, Washington · 14126 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.016 km SW of Othello, Washington · 14127 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.616 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14127 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.415 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14130 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 2.15 km SW of Connell, Washington · 14130 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.516 km S of Prosser, Washington · 14135 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 1.69 km SE of Bickleton, Washington · 14138 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.716 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14139 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.717 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14141 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.917 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14143 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.219 km SW of Othello, Washington · 14146 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 1.717 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14149 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10229853. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:41 AM UTC.