M1.5 earthquake 4 km NNE of Entiat, Washington
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 4 km NNE of Entiat, Washington on Tue, Jan 17, 2006, 2:23 AM PST (10:23 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.2 5 km NNW of Ronald, 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, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-01-17 10:23:42 UTC
- Depth
- 1.8 km (1.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.714° N, 120.186° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 4.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 63°
- Stations used
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.59 km ENE of Royal City, Washington · 7560 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.08 km SW of Chelan Falls, Washington · 7556 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.25 km NNW of Ronald, Washington · 7532 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.114 km W of Entiat, Washington · 7508 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
Before
- 1.82 km ESE of Okanogan, Washington · 7570 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.58 km NNE of Quincy, Washington · 7571 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.67 km SSW of Entiat, Washington · 7576 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.718 km WNW of Entiat, Washington · 7592 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.111 km SSE of Skykomish, Washington · 7592 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10688708. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:06 AM UTC.