Washington earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 7 km NW of Entiat, Washington

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 7 km NW of Entiat, Washington on Thu, Jun 6, 2002, 7:42 AM PDT (14:42 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2002-06-06 14:42:46 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.720° N, 120.288° W
Felt reports
18
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?

18 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
44

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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.510 km NE of Cliffdell, Washington · 8877 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.710 km NE of Cliffdell, Washington · 8877 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.948 km WNW of Granite Falls, Washington · 8824 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 1.79 km N of Entiat, Washington · 8886 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.4Washington · 8893 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.813 km WNW of Methow, Washington · 8893 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.07 km NNW of Waterville, Washington · 8894 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.87 km SSW of Kittitas, Washington · 8898 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.213 km WSW of Vantage, Washington · 8912 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10557138 (also filed as usp000b5n4, uw06061442). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:32 PM UTC.