M2.0 earthquake 7 km NW of Entiat, Washington
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 7 km NW of Entiat, Washington on Tue, Dec 12, 1972, 9:53 AM PST (17:53 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.6 17 km SW of Ellensburg, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1972-12-12 17:53:59 UTC
- Depth
- 2.2 km (1.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.729° N, 120.265° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 7.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.16
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 306°, 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.01 km S of Waterville, Washington · 19643 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.214 km N of Cliffdell, Washington · 19642 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.93 km SE of Waterville, Washington · 19601 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.617 km SW of Ellensburg, Washington · 19596 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10855338. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:33 PM UTC.