M2.4 earthquake 13 km W of Entiat, Washington
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 13 km W of Entiat, Washington on Thu, Jan 17, 1991, 10:15 AM PST (18:15 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 14 km NE of Naches, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.4 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1991-01-17 18:15:12 UTC
- Depth
- -0.6 km (-0.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.660° N, 120.380° 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 0.6 km horizontally
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 47°
- 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.59 km WSW of Chelan Falls, Washington · 13029 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.916 km NE of Naches, Washington · 13027 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.414 km NE of Naches, Washington · 13027 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.56 km N of Waterville, Washington · 13025 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.110 km SW of Pateros, Washington · 13014 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.78 km N of Entiat, Washington · 13014 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.215 km NNE of Naches, Washington · 13006 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.911 km SW of Ellensburg, Washington · 13005 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10270198. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:54 PM UTC.