M1.5 earthquake 6 km SW of Chelan Falls, Washington
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 6 km SW of Chelan Falls, Washington on Fri, Nov 14, 1975, 3:29 AM PST (11:29 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.9 4 km SSE of Vantage, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-11-14 11:29:30 UTC
- Depth
- 6.7 km (4.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.767° N, 120.048° 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
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 128°
- Stations used
- 5
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.94 km SSE of Vantage, Washington · 18563 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.94 km ESE of Vantage, Washington · 18551 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.717 km ENE of George, Washington · 18547 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.58 km W of Entiat, Washington · 18538 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.65 km NE of Waterville, Washington · 18518 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10862183. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:51 PM UTC.