M2.6 earthquake 6 km WSW of Entiat, Washington
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 6 km WSW of Entiat, Washington on Tue, May 26, 1981, 2:10 PM PDT (21:10 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.0 12 km NNW of Entiat, 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
- 1981-05-26 21:10:23 UTC
- Depth
- 1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.657° N, 120.286° 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, 4.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 55°
- Stations used
- 25
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
- 2.512 km ESE of Waterville, Washington · 16560 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.83 km SE of Waterville, Washington · 16548 days ago · -1 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.015 km ENE of Kittitas, Washington · 16527 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.69 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 16522 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.22 km ESE of Waterville, Washington · 16521 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.69 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 16520 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.012 km NNW of Entiat, Washington · 16506 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10105718. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:04 AM UTC.