M1.7 earthquake 7 km SSW of Entiat, Washington
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 7 km SSW of Entiat, Washington on Wed, Jun 7, 1972, 5:21 PM PDT (00:21 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 26 km SE of Darrington, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1972-06-08 00:21:47 UTC
- Depth
- 0.3 km (0.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.614° N, 120.253° 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 0.9 km horizontally
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 301°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.226 km SE of Darrington, Washington · 19826 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.423 km SE of Darrington, Washington · 19812 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.025 km SE of Darrington, Washington · 19808 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.85 km SW of Entiat, Washington · 19803 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.34 km WNW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 19790 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.15 km WNW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 19787 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10840083. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:40 PM UTC.