M1.5 earthquake 9 km NW of Entiat, Washington
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 9 km NW of Entiat, Washington on Sun, Mar 19, 2006, 6:32 AM PST (14:32 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.8 4 km NW of Waterville, 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
- 2006-03-19 14:32:28 UTC
- Depth
- 4.1 km (2.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.738° N, 120.288° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.02
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 92°
- Stations used
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.02 km W of Entiat, Washington · 7484 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.213 km E of Waterville, Washington · 7484 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.84 km NW of Waterville, Washington · 7483 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.528 km WSW of Winthrop, Washington · 7460 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.58 km W of Entiat, Washington · 7453 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10690938. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:07 AM UTC.