M2.4 earthquake 8 km SSE of Entiat, Washington
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 8 km SSE of Entiat, Washington on Fri, Aug 25, 1972, 7:19 AM PDT (14:19 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.4 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1972-08-25 14:19:25 UTC
- Depth
- 8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.604° N, 120.172° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.27
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 298°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 13
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.25 km NW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 19739 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.23 km SSE of Manson, Washington · 19724 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.112 km WSW of Royal City, Washington · 19709 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10853868. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:22 PM UTC.