M1.7 earthquake 6 km SW of Entiat, Washington
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 6 km SW of Entiat, Washington on Tue, Nov 18, 1980, 7:54 AM PST (15:54 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 13 km ENE of Royal City, 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
- 1980-11-18 15:54:28 UTC
- Depth
- 2.2 km (1.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.630° N, 120.260° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 123°
- Stations used
- 11
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.313 km ENE of Royal City, Washington · 16749 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.54 km ENE of Royal City, Washington · 16746 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.25 km E of Entiat, Washington · 16735 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.96 km E of Vantage, Washington · 16726 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.75 km N of Waterville, Washington · 16719 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.823 km NNW of Leavenworth, Washington · 16710 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.014 km ENE of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 16707 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10092238. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:37 AM UTC.