M1.6 earthquake 2 km E of Entiat, Washington
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2 km E of Entiat, Washington on Sun, Apr 2, 1972, 7:42 PM PST (03:42 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.3 8 km WNW of Entiat, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1972-04-03 03:42:39 UTC
- Depth
- 0.5 km (0.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.676° N, 120.175° 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 3.2 km horizontally
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.23
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 300°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10839998. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:38 PM UTC.