M2.2 earthquake 4 km SSE of Entiat, Washington
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 4 km SSE of Entiat, Washington on Wed, May 12, 1976, 9:33 PM PDT (04:33 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 7 km N of Waterville, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-05-13 04:33:00 UTC
- Depth
- 8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.644° N, 120.182° 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, 1.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 172°
- Stations used
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.617 km ENE of George, Washington · 18394 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.818 km ENE of George, Washington · 18394 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.817 km ENE of George, Washington · 18394 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.17 km N of Waterville, Washington · 18392 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.112 km NW of Entiat, Washington · 18390 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.010 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 18361 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10841388. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:20 AM UTC.