Washington earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 8 km NNW of Entiat, Washington

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 8 km NNW of Entiat, Washington on Sun, Dec 24, 2000, 9:04 AM PST (17:04 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2000-12-24 17:04:58 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.745° N, 120.266° W
Felt reports
24
Strongest shaking
IV, light shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
IV, light shaking
Map
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USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

24 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.8 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
46

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.95 km NW of Waterville, Washington · 9386 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.812 km SSW of Twisp, Washington · 9380 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.614 km S of Twisp, Washington · 9380 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.57 km N of Entiat, Washington · 9368 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.914 km SW of Ellensburg, Washington · 9367 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.511 km S of Kittitas, Washington · 9367 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.111 km SSW of Kittitas, Washington · 9367 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.65 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 9367 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.510 km W of Entiat, Washington · 9359 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 1.53 km WSW of Ellensburg, Washington · 9358 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.84 km NNW of Waterville, Washington · 9358 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.810 km NW of Entiat, Washington · 9356 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away

Before

  1. 1.713 km SW of Ellensburg, Washington · 9441 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10517388 (also filed as uw12241704, usp000a6ny). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:15 PM UTC.