M1.6 earthquake 6 km WSW of Entiat, Washington
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6 km WSW of Entiat, Washington on Sat, Oct 16, 1982, 7:25 AM PDT (14:25 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.3 8 km NNW of Chelan, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-10-16 14:25:55 UTC
- Depth
- 1.3 km (0.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.656° N, 120.296° 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, 0.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 70°
- 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.38 km NNW of Chelan, Washington · 16045 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.315 km SE of Mansfield, Washington · 16038 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.98 km WSW of Chelan Falls, Washington · 16027 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.115 km ENE of Cliffdell, Washington · 16008 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.75 km SSE of Entiat, Washington · 15999 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.83 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · 15988 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
Before
- 2.19 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 16048 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.2Washington · 16049 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.44 km NNE of Entiat, Washington · 16049 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.615 km SSW of Easton, Washington · 16051 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.86 km NNW of Waterville, Washington · 16057 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10147358. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:54 PM UTC.