Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 2 km SE of Entiat, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 2 km SE of Entiat, Washington on Wed, Dec 12, 1984, 11:09 AM PST (19:09 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 15 km NNW of Vantage, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-12-12 19:09:11 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.656° N, 120.186° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
194°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.615 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15256 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.315 km NW of Vantage, Washington · 15255 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.616 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15254 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.714 km NW of Vantage, Washington · 15254 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.315 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15252 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.513 km ENE of Cliffdell, Washington · 15248 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.624 km SW of Vantage, Washington · 15233 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.825 km SW of Vantage, Washington · 15233 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.814 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15231 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.814 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15231 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.813 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15231 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 3.315 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15231 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 2.113 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15231 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.812 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15231 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.78 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15229 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.318 km NNW of Banks Lake South, Washington · 15225 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.92 km SW of Easton, Washington · 15224 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.73 km SW of Easton, Washington · 15220 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.64 km ESE of Entiat, Washington · 15213 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.817 km S of Ephrata, Washington · 15210 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 3.314 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15209 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 1.99 km NW of Vantage, Washington · 15209 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 1.624 km SE of Kittitas, Washington · 15207 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 2.314 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15207 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 2.315 km NW of Vantage, Washington · 15207 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 1.67 km WNW of Quincy, Washington · 15205 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 2.13 km E of Entiat, Washington · 15204 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 2.613 km ESE of Mansfield, Washington · 15200 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 1.82 km ESE of Entiat, Washington · 15259 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.58 km N of Waterville, Washington · 15264 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.810 km W of Entiat, Washington · 15272 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10182293. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:05 AM UTC.