Washington earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 6 km NW of Entiat, Washington

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 6 km NW of Entiat, Washington on Wed, Sep 14, 1983, 3:51 AM PDT (10:51 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-09-14 10:51:01 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.714° N, 120.273° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.55 km WSW of Waterville, Washington · 15708 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.15 km SSE of Entiat, Washington · 15704 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.54 km SSW of West Wenatchee, Washington · 15700 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.013 km N of Quincy, Washington · 15700 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.68 km N of Entiat, Washington · 15699 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.54 km N of Entiat, Washington · 15691 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.023 km E of Mansfield, Washington · 15690 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.69 km NNE of Waterville, Washington · 15684 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 1.52 km W of Entiat, Washington · 15683 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.13 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · 15681 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.64 km W of Entiat, Washington · 15679 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.65 km NNE of Entiat, Washington · 15672 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.28 km S of Leavenworth, Washington · 15671 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 1.86 km N of Waterville, Washington · 15666 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 1.77 km NNE of Waterville, Washington · 15664 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 1.89 km WNW of Entiat, Washington · 15662 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.711 km NW of Okanogan, Washington · 15660 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.54 km N of Entiat, Washington · 15660 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.00 km NE of Roslyn, Washington · 15656 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 2.56 km NW of Entiat, Washington · 15715 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.411 km NW of Entiat, Washington · 15715 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.94 km SW of Chelan Falls, Washington · 15726 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.937 km WSW of Winthrop, Washington · 15734 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.640 km WSW of Twisp, Washington · 15734 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.812 km SW of Methow, Washington · 15740 days ago · 19 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10161668. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC.