Washington earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 8 km NW of Entiat, Washington

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 8 km NW of Entiat, Washington on Thu, Mar 4, 1982, 1:39 PM PST (21:39 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 6 km ENE of Chelan, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-03-04 21:39:48 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.722° N, 120.301° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
19

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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.710 km WNW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 16268 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.76 km ENE of Chelan, Washington · 16255 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.34 km WNW of Waterville, Washington · 16248 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.62 km S of Hartline, Washington · 16225 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.616 km ESE of Kittitas, Washington · 16222 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.65 km NW of Waterville, Washington · 16219 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.615 km W of Vantage, Washington · 16217 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 2.015 km ENE of Nile, Washington · 16274 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.713 km NNE of Cliffdell, Washington · 16276 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.518 km SSW of Mansfield, Washington · 16287 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.614 km ENE of Nile, Washington · 16287 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.818 km SSW of Mansfield, Washington · 16287 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.513 km S of South Cle Elum, Washington · 16302 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10127313. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:31 AM UTC.