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M2.7 earthquake 9 km W of Entiat, Washington

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 9 km W of Entiat, Washington on Wed, Apr 1, 1981, 8:45 AM PST (16:45 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-04-01 16:45:30 UTC
Depth
-0.3 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.675° N, 120.341° W
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 0.9 km horizontally
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.34
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7Washington · 16609 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.79 km NNE of Entiat, Washington · 16606 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.916 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 16597 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.517 km WSW of Electric City, Washington · 16596 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.110 km NNE of Naches, Washington · 16593 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.84 km NNE of Chelan, Washington · 16590 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.99 km NE of East Wenatchee Bench, Washington · 16588 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.519 km NNE of Index, Washington · 16564 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.66 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 16556 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.512 km ESE of Waterville, Washington · 16553 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 1.518 km NNE of Index, Washington · 16618 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.88 km WSW of George, Washington · 16620 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.78 km WSW of George, Washington · 16627 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.918 km N of Index, Washington · 16628 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.618 km NE of May Creek, Washington · 16628 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.518 km N of Index, Washington · 16628 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 3.619 km NNE of Index, Washington · 16628 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.615 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 16629 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.67 km NE of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 16633 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.94 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · 16637 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10097988. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:24 PM UTC.