Washington earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 9 km NNW of Entiat, Washington

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 9 km NNW of Entiat, Washington on Mon, Jan 1, 1990, 3:27 PM PST (23:27 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 29 km NW of Leavenworth, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1990-01-01 23:27:02 UTC
Depth
1.6 km (1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.749° N, 120.268° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 17.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.223 km E of Mansfield, Washington · 13421 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.619 km SSE of Skykomish, Washington · 13415 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.39 km NNE of Quincy, Washington · 13399 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.36 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 13388 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.815 km NNW of Banks Lake South, Washington · 13385 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.06 km E of Vantage, Washington · 13383 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.37 km SW of Entiat, Washington · 13379 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.92 km NW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 13372 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.36 km E of Vantage, Washington · 13371 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.09 km ESE of Mansfield, Washington · 13369 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 3.129 km NW of Leavenworth, Washington · 13364 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 1.536 km NNW of Leavenworth, Washington · 13431 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.337 km WNW of Granite Falls, Washington · 13435 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10251473. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:06 PM UTC.