M1.8 earthquake 4 km S of Entiat, Washington
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 4 km S of Entiat, Washington on Thu, May 31, 2001, 5:32 PM PDT (00:32 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.6 10 km NE of Royal City, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-06-01 00:32:01 UTC
- Depth
- -1.3 km (-0.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.634° N, 120.218° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 45°
- Stations used
- 28
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.721 km WSW of Electric City, Washington · 9251 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.53 km S of Entiat, Washington · 9249 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.319 km NNE of Leavenworth, Washington · 9247 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.610 km NE of Royal City, Washington · 9247 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.65 km N of Waterville, Washington · 9235 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.04 km ENE of Waterville, Washington · 9199 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10525893. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:52 AM UTC.