Washington earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 7 km SW of Entiat, Washington

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 7 km SW of Entiat, Washington on Tue, Feb 13, 1990, 4:17 AM PST (12:17 UTC), 5 km (3 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
2.3 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1990-02-13 12:17:35 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.627° N, 120.273° 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
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.92 km NW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 13372 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.36 km E of Vantage, Washington · 13371 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.09 km ESE of Mansfield, Washington · 13369 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 3.129 km NW of Leavenworth, Washington · 13364 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.38 km WNW of Entiat, Washington · 13353 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.7Washington · 13344 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.812 km SW of Entiat, Washington · 13341 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.28 km NNE of Cashmere, Washington · 13340 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.812 km NW of Malott, Washington · 13336 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.813 km NNW of Hartline, Washington · 13333 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.79 km WNW of Entiat, Washington · 13329 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 1.84 km NE of Entiat, Washington · 13321 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 1.88 km WSW of Chelan, Washington · 13320 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 2.06 km E of Vantage, Washington · 13383 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.815 km NNW of Banks Lake South, Washington · 13385 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.36 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 13388 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.39 km NNE of Quincy, Washington · 13399 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10254028. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:11 PM UTC.