M1.6 earthquake 7 km NW of Entiat, Washington
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7 km NW of Entiat, Washington on Fri, Mar 14, 1980, 5:53 AM PST (13:53 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.8 1 km N of Chelan, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-03-14 13:53:19 UTC
- Depth
- 1.2 km (0.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.726° N, 120.279° 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, 3.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.21
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 86°
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.81 km N of Chelan, Washington · 16967 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.321 km WNW of Entiat, Washington · 16952 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
Before
- 2.59 km N of Waterville, Washington · 17001 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.77 km S of Baring, Washington · 17005 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.36 km SW of Chelan Falls, Washington · 17007 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.026 km S of Mansfield, Washington · 17018 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.726 km ESE of Waterville, Washington · 17018 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.16 km W of Ellensburg, Washington · 17019 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10075843. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:13 PM UTC.