M1.5 earthquake 9 km SW of Chelan Falls, Washington
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 9 km SW of Chelan Falls, Washington on Tue, Nov 7, 2000, 8:14 AM PST (16:14 UTC), 2 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 8 km NNW 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
- 1.5 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-11-07 16:14:17 UTC
- Depth
- 2.5 km (1.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.735° N, 120.066° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 81°
- Stations used
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.87 km NNE of Waterville, Washington · 9441 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.73 km E of Entiat, Washington · 9441 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.58 km NNW of Entiat, Washington · 9411 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 24
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10514988. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:15 PM UTC.