Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 4 km ESE of Entiat, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 4 km ESE of Entiat, Washington on Sat, Jan 26, 1985, 5:21 PM PST (01:21 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 17 km S of Ephrata, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-01-27 01:21:29 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.660° N, 120.150° 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, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
118°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.817 km S of Ephrata, Washington · 15210 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 3.314 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15209 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.99 km NW of Vantage, Washington · 15208 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.624 km SE of Kittitas, Washington · 15207 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.314 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15207 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.315 km NW of Vantage, Washington · 15206 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.67 km WNW of Quincy, Washington · 15205 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.13 km E of Entiat, Washington · 15203 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.613 km ESE of Mansfield, Washington · 15200 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.24 km WNW of Waterville, Washington · 15198 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.715 km S of Ephrata, Washington · 15193 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.114 km SE of Kittitas, Washington · 15192 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.011 km ESE of Mansfield, Washington · 15186 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.93 km ESE of Entiat, Washington · 15174 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.915 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15166 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 2.314 km SSW of Vantage, Washington · 15159 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.634 km NNW of Leavenworth, Washington · 15157 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 1.73 km SW of Easton, Washington · 15220 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.92 km SW of Easton, Washington · 15224 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.318 km NNW of Banks Lake South, Washington · 15225 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.78 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15229 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.812 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15231 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.113 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15231 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 3.315 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15231 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.813 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15231 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 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. 1.825 km SW of Vantage, Washington · 15233 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.624 km SW of Vantage, Washington · 15233 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10189428. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:06 AM UTC.