M1.5 earthquake 2 km SE of Entiat, Washington
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 2 km SE of Entiat, Washington on Sat, Jul 25, 1987, 5:53 AM PDT (12:53 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.6 6 km WSW of Easton, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-07-25 12:53:52 UTC
- Depth
- 3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.660° N, 120.186° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 3.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 105°
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.66 km WSW of Easton, Washington · 14293 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.24 km SW of Entiat, Washington · 14290 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.010 km WNW of Entiat, Washington · 14281 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.06 km NE of Thorp, Washington · 14277 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.27 km SSE of Okanogan, Washington · 14271 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.136 km NE of Skykomish, Washington · 14264 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.736 km NE of Skykomish, Washington · 14264 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.75 km NNE of Entiat, Washington · 14251 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.54 km N of Waterville, Washington · 14245 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10222858. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:25 AM UTC.