M1.7 earthquake 5 km S of Entiat, Washington
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 5 km S of Entiat, Washington on Thu, Aug 31, 2000, 7:34 PM PDT (02:34 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.5 16 km NNE of Terrace Heights, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-09-01 02:34:48 UTC
- Depth
- -0.8 km (-0.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.625° N, 120.216° 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 1.2 km horizontally
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 115°
- Stations used
- 5
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.017 km NNE of Cle Elum, Washington · 9520 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.929 km NNW of Leavenworth, Washington · 9514 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.84 km NNE of Entiat, Washington · 9511 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.50 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 9507 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.516 km NNE of Terrace Heights, Washington · 9506 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.26 km N of Entiat, Washington · 9505 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.518 km NNW of Banks Lake South, Washington · 9490 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.81 km NW of Entiat, Washington · 9480 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10500743. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:19 PM UTC.