M1.7 earthquake 10 km NW of Entiat, Washington
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 10 km NW of Entiat, Washington on Wed, Jul 12, 1978, 3:05 AM PDT (10:05 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.3 10 km S of Baring, 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
- 1978-07-12 10:05:49 UTC
- Depth
- -0.1 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.740° N, 120.317° 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 0.6 km horizontally
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 117°
- Stations used
- 10
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.65 km NNW of Waterville, Washington · 17604 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.310 km S of Baring, Washington · 17568 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.08 km N of Waterville, Washington · 17562 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10847443. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:57 AM UTC.