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M2.3 earthquake 5 km E of Entiat, Washington

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 5 km E of Entiat, Washington on Mon, Jul 29, 1985, 9:07 PM PDT (04:07 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 17 km NNW of Banks Lake South, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1985-07-30 04:07:25 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.678° N, 120.139° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 2.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.512 km ENE of Mansfield, Washington · 15036 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.829 km NW of Leavenworth, Washington · 15030 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.61 km N of Chelan Falls, Washington · 15028 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 2.19 km WSW of Royal City, Washington · 15017 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.77 km N of Methow, Washington · 15016 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.811 km SW of Ellensburg, Washington · 15015 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.914 km NW of Mattawa, Washington · 15013 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.1Washington · 15010 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 1.913 km E of Mansfield, Washington · 15006 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.415 km ESE of Mansfield, Washington · 15005 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.913 km E of Bridgeport, Washington · 15002 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.213 km WNW of Mattawa, Washington · 15001 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.61 km N of Chelan Falls, Washington · 14999 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.113 km E of Bridgeport, Washington · 14999 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.822 km E of Skykomish, Washington · 14998 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.530 km NW of Leavenworth, Washington · 14996 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.83 km E of Manson, Washington · 14992 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.10 km E of Entiat, Washington · 14987 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.218 km E of Mansfield, Washington · 14983 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.913 km WNW of Mattawa, Washington · 14982 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 2.118 km NNW of Banks Lake South, Washington · 14982 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 1.712 km WNW of Mattawa, Washington · 14981 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 1.61 km NNW of Chelan Falls, Washington · 14980 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 2.01 km SW of Quincy, Washington · 14979 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 2.517 km NNW of Banks Lake South, Washington · 14979 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 2.110 km WNW of Entiat, Washington · 15040 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.529 km NW of Leavenworth, Washington · 15043 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.5Washington · 15043 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 2.714 km ESE of Mansfield, Washington · 15044 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.514 km ESE of Mansfield, Washington · 15046 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.58 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 15048 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.721 km NW of Granite Falls, Washington · 15048 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.52 km SW of Entiat, Washington · 15053 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.313 km S of Leavenworth, Washington · 15067 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10195568. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:12 PM UTC.