M2.5 earthquake 7 km W of Entiat, Washington
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 7 km W of Entiat, Washington on Thu, Dec 14, 2006, 5:42 PM PST (01:42 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.7 3 km SE of Kittitas, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-12-15 01:42:00 UTC
- Depth
- -0.6 km (-0.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.675° N, 120.313° 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 0.5 km horizontally
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 98°
- Stations used
- 25
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.73 km SE of Kittitas, Washington · 7185 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.65 km NNW of Waterville, Washington · 7181 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10705278. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:09 PM UTC.