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M1.6 earthquake 5 km E of Entiat, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km E of Entiat, Washington on Fri, Nov 2, 1990, 1:06 AM PST (09:06 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 9 km NW of Mattawa, 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
1990-11-02 09:06:33 UTC
Depth
3.5 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.684° N, 120.132° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
101°
Stations used
15

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 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.814 km SW of Ellensburg, Washington · 13096 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.515 km SSW of Cascade Valley, Washington · 13086 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.29 km SE of Chelan Falls, Washington · 13076 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 3.19 km NW of Mattawa, Washington · 13075 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.97 km WSW of George, Washington · 13074 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.29 km NW of Mattawa, Washington · 13074 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.99 km NW of Mattawa, Washington · 13074 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.29 km NW of Mattawa, Washington · 13069 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.59 km NW of Mattawa, Washington · 13069 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 3.49 km NW of Mattawa, Washington · 13068 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.510 km SSE of Skykomish, Washington · 13064 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 2.812 km ENE of Sunnyslope, Washington · 13128 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.75 km NW of Waterville, Washington · 13134 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.640 km WNW of Granite Falls, Washington · 13135 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10265188. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:03 PM UTC.