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M1.6 earthquake 2 km SSW of Entiat, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2 km SSW of Entiat, Washington on Sat, Jun 3, 1989, 8:19 PM PDT (03:19 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 9 km ENE of Nile, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1989-06-04 03:19:53 UTC
Depth
8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.660° N, 120.221° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
263°, 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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.87 km NNW of Entiat, Washington · 13628 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.07 km NNW of Chelan, Washington · 13627 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 1.510 km NE of Nile, Washington · 13609 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.89 km ENE of Nile, Washington · 13607 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.910 km NE of Nile, Washington · 13607 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.75 km N of Waterville, Washington · 13605 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.18 km WSW of George, Washington · 13599 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.939 km NE of Skykomish, Washington · 13598 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.49 km N of Chelan, Washington · 13589 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.79 km WSW of Chelan, Washington · 13587 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.613 km E of Skykomish, Washington · 13584 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.04 km WSW of George, Washington · 13577 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 1.910 km SW of Royal City, Washington · 13640 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.38 km SSW of Entiat, Washington · 13646 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.711 km NNW of Entiat, Washington · 13652 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.86 km N of Waterville, Washington · 13659 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 4.512 km WSW of Malott, Washington · 13662 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.754 km E of Darrington, Washington · 13666 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10241503. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:32 PM UTC.