Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 8 km WNW of Entiat, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8 km WNW of Entiat, Washington on Thu, Jan 13, 1983, 5:00 AM PST (13:00 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 9 km N of Sunnyslope, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-01-13 13:00:58 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.714° N, 120.307° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
135°
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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.29 km N of Sunnyslope, Washington · 15956 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.84 km NE of Brewster, Washington · 15945 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.57 km SW of Chelan Falls, Washington · 15943 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.74 km SSW of West Wenatchee, Washington · 15934 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.413 km SSW of South Cle Elum, Washington · 15933 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.613 km NNE of Cliffdell, Washington · 15933 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.64 km WSW of Wenatchee, Washington · 15930 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.716 km NE of May Creek, Washington · 15929 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.74 km SW of Wenatchee, Washington · 15924 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.68 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15912 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.88 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15909 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.917 km NE of May Creek, Washington · 15908 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.92 km NNW of Skykomish, Washington · 15907 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 1.77 km W of Entiat, Washington · 15960 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.59 km N of Granite Falls, Washington · 15964 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.83 km E of Entiat, Washington · 15970 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.42 km SSW of Easton, Washington · 15973 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.15 km NW of Waterville, Washington · 15978 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.83 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · 15988 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10149753. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:46 AM UTC.