Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 22 km WSW of Othello, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 22 km WSW of Othello, Washington on Wed, Mar 22, 1989, 9:10 PM PST (05:10 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 14 km SW of Basin City, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1989-03-23 05:10:01 UTC
Depth
-0.2 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.740° N, 119.437° 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.114 km SW of Basin City, Washington · 13707 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.616 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 13699 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.514 km SW of Basin City, Washington · 13697 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.54 km SSE of Prosser, Washington · 13696 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.720 km N of Boardman, Oregon · 13687 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.922 km NNE of Terrace Heights, Washington · 13686 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.9Washington · 13679 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.610 km SE of Connell, Washington · 13678 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.727 km W of Prescott, Washington · 13673 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.25 km SSW of Connell, Washington · 13662 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.35 km S of Connell, Washington · 13651 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 2.222 km NNW of Benton City, Washington · 13711 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 2.7Washington · 13714 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.69 km NW of Royal City, Washington · 13715 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.86 km W of Mattawa, Washington · 13723 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.711 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 13724 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.213 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 13724 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.222 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 13737 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.921 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 13738 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10243133. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:05 PM UTC.