Washington earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 7 km NE of Entiat, Washington

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 7 km NE of Entiat, Washington on Sun, Dec 25, 1983, 3:06 AM PST (11:06 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 13 km ESE of Okanogan, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-12-25 11:06:37 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.711° N, 120.131° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.712 km NNE of Ronald, Washington · 15613 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.811 km NW of Soap Lake, Washington · 15612 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.79 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15608 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 1.79 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15607 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.638 km NNW of Leavenworth, Washington · 15600 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.413 km ESE of Okanogan, Washington · 15596 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.818 km NNW of Banks Lake South, Washington · 15594 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.98 km ENE of Kittitas, Washington · 15593 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.813 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 15592 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.632 km NNW of Leavenworth, Washington · 15591 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.912 km E of Chelan Falls, Washington · 15587 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.312 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 15585 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.66 km NE of Waterville, Washington · 15578 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 1.64 km W of South Wenatchee, Washington · 15566 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.513 km W of Entiat, Washington · 15565 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 2.38 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15564 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.59 km NNE of Waterville, Washington · 15563 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 2.06 km NE of Waterville, Washington · 15560 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away

Before

  1. 1.910 km ENE of Mansfield, Washington · 15626 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.96 km SSW of Entiat, Washington · 15634 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.98 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15636 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.74 km SW of West Wenatchee, Washington · 15637 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 3.214 km SW of Ellensburg, Washington · 15640 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.813 km W of Entiat, Washington · 15644 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10172773. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:02 AM UTC.