Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 7 km W of Entiat, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 7 km W of Entiat, Washington on Tue, Jan 11, 1983, 9:34 AM PST (17:34 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 7 km SW of Chelan Falls, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-01-11 17:34:55 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.672° N, 120.302° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
210°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.68 km WNW of Entiat, Washington · 15965 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.29 km N of Sunnyslope, Washington · 15964 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.89 km ENE of Nile, Washington · 15953 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.84 km NE of Brewster, Washington · 15953 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.57 km SW of Chelan Falls, Washington · 15951 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 1.815 km SSW of Vantage, Washington · 15947 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.74 km SSW of West Wenatchee, Washington · 15942 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 2.413 km SSW of South Cle Elum, Washington · 15941 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.613 km NNE of Cliffdell, Washington · 15941 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.64 km WSW of Wenatchee, Washington · 15937 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.716 km NE of May Creek, Washington · 15936 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.74 km SW of Wenatchee, Washington · 15931 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.68 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15920 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 1.88 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15917 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.917 km NE of May Creek, Washington · 15916 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.92 km NNW of Skykomish, Washington · 15914 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 1.59 km N of Granite Falls, Washington · 15971 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.83 km E of Entiat, Washington · 15977 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.42 km SSW of Easton, Washington · 15980 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.15 km NW of Waterville, Washington · 15986 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.83 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · 15995 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10149348. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:01 PM UTC.