M3.2 earthquake 5 km ESE of Entiat, Washington
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 5 km ESE of Entiat, Washington on Wed, Aug 18, 1971, 4:44 PM PDT (23:44 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1971-08-18 23:44:24 UTC
- Depth
- 13.0 km (8.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.649° N, 120.146° 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 3.0 km horizontally, 3.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.44
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 298°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 11
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
- 1.77 km SE of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 20118 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.38 km SSW of Chelan Falls, Washington · 20117 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.611 km ESE of Royal City, Washington · 20116 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.87 km SE of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 20116 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10839503. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC.