M2.6 earthquake 9 km NNW of Entiat, Washington
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 9 km NNW of Entiat, Washington on Sun, Sep 28, 1980, 8:53 PM PDT (03:53 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.7 3 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
- 2.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-09-29 03:53:52 UTC
- Depth
- -0.1 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.757° N, 120.236° 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
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 73°
- Stations used
- 26
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.718 km SW of Cashmere, Washington · 16783 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.83 km NW of Waterville, Washington · 16780 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.726 km E of Darrington, Washington · 16767 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.73 km N of Waterville, Washington · 16759 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.76 km SW of Entiat, Washington · 16749 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10089138. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:32 AM UTC.