Washington earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 0 km N of Entiat, Washington

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 0 km N of Entiat, Washington on Thu, Sep 16, 2004, 10:40 PM PDT (05:40 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 6 km SW of Chelan Falls, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2004-09-17 05:40:37 UTC
Depth
2.6 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.683° N, 120.210° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 3.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.84 km N of Waterville, Washington · 8044 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.78 km WSW of Chelan Falls, Washington · 8040 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.58 km WSW of Chelan Falls, Washington · 8026 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.845 km WNW of Granite Falls, Washington · 8024 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.85 km WNW of Waterville, Washington · 8010 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.96 km SW of Chelan Falls, Washington · 8004 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.87 km SW of Chelan Falls, Washington · 8004 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away

Before

  1. 2.314 km NNE of Nile, Washington · 8050 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.816 km WSW of Electric City, Washington · 8055 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.51 km N of Vantage, Washington · 8067 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.98 km WSW of Chelan Falls, Washington · 8068 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.74 km SE of Entiat, Washington · 8069 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.916 km WSW of Conconully, Washington · 8070 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.912 km SSE of Pateros, Washington · 8071 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10622028. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:28 AM UTC.