M2.1 earthquake 12 km NW of Entiat, Washington
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 12 km NW of Entiat, Washington on Sun, May 16, 1976, 6:19 PM PDT (01:19 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.0 10 km WSW of Entiat, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-05-17 01:19:05 UTC
- Depth
- -0.2 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.756° N, 120.334° 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 2.4 km horizontally
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.18
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 238°, poorly surrounded by stations
- 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.010 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 18361 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.112 km NE of May Creek, Washington · 18359 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.610 km NE of May Creek, Washington · 18355 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
Before
- 3.17 km N of Waterville, Washington · 18392 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.817 km ENE of George, Washington · 18394 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.818 km ENE of George, Washington · 18394 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.617 km ENE of George, Washington · 18394 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.24 km SSE of Entiat, Washington · 18394 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.912 km W of Quincy, Washington · 18400 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.16 km S of Granite Falls, Washington · 18415 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.59 km N of Chelan, Washington · 18420 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10841433. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:11 AM UTC.