M1.7 earthquake 15 km W of Entiat, Washington
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 15 km W of Entiat, Washington on Sat, Nov 1, 1975, 1:24 AM PST (09:24 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.8 14 km ESE of Verlot, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-11-01 09:24:07 UTC
- Depth
- 0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.691° N, 120.409° 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 0.8 km horizontally
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 226°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.56 km SW of Chelan Falls, Washington · 18575 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.814 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 18569 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.69 km NE of Tanner, Washington · 18568 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.94 km SSE of Vantage, Washington · 18563 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.94 km ESE of Vantage, Washington · 18551 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.717 km ENE of George, Washington · 18547 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.58 km W of Entiat, Washington · 18538 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10862118. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:18 AM UTC.