M2.3 earthquake 9 km NW of Entiat, Washington
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 9 km NW of Entiat, Washington on Wed, Nov 15, 1972, 5:30 PM PST (01:30 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1972-11-16 01:30:36 UTC
- Depth
- 5.1 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.729° N, 120.313° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.25
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 178°
- Stations used
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.116 km SE of Skykomish, Washington · 19672 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.912 km ESE of Cle Elum, Washington · 19659 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.07 km NW of Entiat, Washington · 19655 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.01 km S of Waterville, Washington · 19646 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.214 km N of Cliffdell, Washington · 19644 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10854818. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:32 AM UTC.