M1.8 earthquake 6 km W of Entiat, Washington
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 6 km W of Entiat, Washington on Sun, Jan 5, 1986, 8:07 PM PST (04:07 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.1 15 km WNW of Banks Lake South, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-01-06 04:07:39 UTC
- Depth
- 2.7 km (1.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.665° N, 120.297° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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
- 95°
- Stations used
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.613 km SSW of Thorp, Washington · 14864 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.84 km NW of Skykomish, Washington · 14861 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.812 km NW of Mattawa, Washington · 14855 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.115 km WNW of Banks Lake South, Washington · 14853 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.65 km NNE of Waterville, Washington · 14847 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.122 km NNE of Terrace Heights, Washington · 14845 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.713 km WNW of Leavenworth, Washington · 14837 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.112 km ESE of Tanner, Washington · 14836 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.73 km ENE of Entiat, Washington · 14818 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.110 km SW of Ellensburg, Washington · 14812 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
Before
- 1.714 km N of Naches, Washington · 14871 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.022 km NNE of Terrace Heights, Washington · 14877 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.18 km NNW of Moses Lake North, Washington · 14877 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.723 km NNE of Terrace Heights, Washington · 14877 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.823 km NNE of Terrace Heights, Washington · 14877 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10200833. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:24 PM UTC.