M3.2 earthquake 9 km N of Entiat, Washington
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 9 km N of Entiat, Washington on Sat, Oct 24, 1981, 8:21 PM PDT (03:21 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-10-25 03:21:03 UTC
- Depth
- 6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.758° N, 120.196° 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, 0.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 66°
- 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.11 km SW of Kittitas, Washington · 16398 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.0Washington · 16389 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.86 km N of Waterville, Washington · 16386 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.63 km NNE of Waterville, Washington · 16366 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.652 km WNW of Granite Falls, Washington · 16361 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.53 km W of Easton, Washington · 16360 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.96 km SSW of Winthrop, Washington · 16359 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.21 km NE of Mansfield, Washington · 16346 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10123653 (also filed as usp0001gnu). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:43 AM UTC.