M2.3 earthquake 8 km WNW of Entiat, Washington
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 8 km WNW of Entiat, Washington on Tue, May 2, 1972, 10:08 PM PDT (05:08 UTC), 4 km (3 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
- 2.3 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1972-05-03 05:08:26 UTC
- Depth
- 4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.706° N, 120.318° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 2.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.26
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 306°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 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 uw10853078. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:51 PM UTC.