M1.5 earthquake 5 km WSW of Entiat, Washington
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 5 km WSW of Entiat, Washington on Sun, Jan 27, 2002, 8:39 PM PST (04:39 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.9 10 km WSW 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
- 1.5 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-01-28 04:39:46 UTC
- Depth
- 2.1 km (1.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.657° N, 120.278° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 139°
- Stations used
- 6
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.12 km SE of Entiat, Washington · 9008 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.910 km WSW of Royal City, Washington · 8970 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.05 km NNW of Waterville, Washington · 8955 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10554298. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:50 PM UTC.