M3.0 earthquake 12 km NNW of Entiat, Washington
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 12 km NNW of Entiat, Washington on Tue, Jul 21, 1981, 11:05 PM PDT (06:05 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-07-22 06:05:50 UTC
- Depth
- 8.8 km (5.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.778° N, 120.288° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.17
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 52°
- Stations used
- 32
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.3Washington · 16496 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.58 km SW of Chelan Falls, Washington · 16472 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.410 km NE of Methow, Washington · 16463 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.919 km NNE of Index, Washington · 16445 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
Before
- 1.69 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 16519 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.22 km ESE of Waterville, Washington · 16519 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.69 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 16521 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.015 km ENE of Kittitas, Washington · 16526 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10118013. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:53 PM UTC.