Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 7 km N of Entiat, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 7 km N of Entiat, Washington on Mon, Feb 5, 2001, 5:23 PM PST (01:23 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 6 km SSW of Chelan Falls, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2001-02-06 01:23:21 UTC
Depth
-0.6 km (-0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.745° N, 120.228° W
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 1.3 km horizontally
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.511 km S of Kittitas, Washington · 9368 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.111 km SSW of Kittitas, Washington · 9368 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.65 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 9367 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 1.510 km W of Entiat, Washington · 9360 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.53 km WSW of Ellensburg, Washington · 9358 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.84 km NNW of Waterville, Washington · 9358 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 1.810 km NW of Entiat, Washington · 9357 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 3.26 km SSW of Chelan Falls, Washington · 9346 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 31
  9. 2.38 km N of Waterville, Washington · 9313 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.513 km SW of West Wenatchee, Washington · 9311 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 1.614 km S of Twisp, Washington · 9380 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.812 km SSW of Twisp, Washington · 9380 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.95 km NW of Waterville, Washington · 9386 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10520423. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:38 AM UTC.