M1.7 earthquake 2 km SE of Entiat, Washington
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 2 km SE of Entiat, Washington on Sat, May 27, 1978, 8:46 PM PDT (03:46 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-05-28 03:46:26 UTC
- Depth
- 3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.657° N, 120.186° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 110°
- 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.69 km NNE of Waterville, Washington · 17641 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.58 km W of Entiat, Washington · 17635 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.78 km SSW of Chelan Falls, Washington · 17613 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.57 km W of Entiat, Washington · 17610 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.78 km SW of Entiat, Washington · 17607 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.710 km NW of Entiat, Washington · 17604 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.65 km NNW of Waterville, Washington · 17604 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10847033. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:18 PM UTC.