M2.5 earthquake 9 km WSW of Chelan Falls, Washington
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 9 km WSW of Chelan Falls, Washington on Wed, Jan 30, 1991, 6:10 PM PST (02:10 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 8 km W of Entiat, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1991-01-31 02:10:05 UTC
- Depth
- 5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.762° N, 120.096° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 80°
- Stations used
- 23
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.714 km NW of Conconully, Washington · 13025 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.56 km N of Waterville, Washington · 13024 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
- 3.110 km SW of Pateros, Washington · 13013 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.78 km N of Entiat, Washington · 13013 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.38 km W of Entiat, Washington · 12972 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10272488. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:06 PM UTC.