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M 1.5md

Earthquake near Waterville, WA

USGS: 6 km NE of Waterville, Washington

10:46 pm PDT, Sep 10, 2019 · · 2.7 km deep · released about 5.4 lb of TNT

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10 km30 km60 km120 km N Douglas County 24 kmChelan County 49 kmGrant County 67 kmKittitas County 81 kmOkanogan County 97 kmLincoln County 120 km
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When
10:46 pm PDT on 10 September 2019 ()
Where
7 km (4 mi) NE of Waterville, WA · earthquakes near Waterville
Magnitude
M 1.5 (md)
Depth
2.7 km below the surface
Felt
no reports yet
Nearest
Douglas County, 24 km ENE
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 2578 days ago

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake was recorded 7 km (4 mi) NE of Waterville, WA, at 10:46 pm PDT on 10 September 2019 (05:46 UTC). This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.

Earthquakes near other towns within 30 km: Entiat, Chelan, Manson.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 5.4 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 2.5 would have released about 32 times as much.

  1. Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 2,800,000× the energy of this one
  2. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 2,000,000× the energy of this one
  3. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 180× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 1.5 about 5.4 lb of TNT

Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.

For this area

No earthquake of M4 or more has been recorded within 50 km since our catalogue begins in 2016.

Before 2016, the USGS record since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km.

Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.

Where

Epicentre 47.6928, -120.0103. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
Douglas County, WA 24 km (15 mi) ENE earthquakes near Douglas County
Chelan County, WA 49 km (31 mi) WNW earthquakes near Chelan County
Grant County, WA 67 km (42 mi) SE earthquakes near Grant County
Kittitas County, WA 81 km (50 mi) SW earthquakes near Kittitas County
Okanogan County, WA 97 km (60 mi) NNE earthquakes near Okanogan County
Lincoln County, WA 120 km (75 mi) E earthquakes near Lincoln County

Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.

Aftershocks so far

59 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.

  1. 1.5 7 km SSE of Chelan Falls, Washington
  2. 1.8 12 km WNW of Mansfield, Washington
  3. 1.6 13 km E of Waterville, Washington
  4. 1.8 7 km W of Entiat, Washington
  5. 2.5 4 km NW of Waterville, Washington
  6. 1.6 15 km WSW of Methow, Washington
  7. 2.4 5 km SSW of Chelan Falls, Washington
  8. 1.8 2 km NNE of Entiat, Washington
  9. 2.6 10 km WNW of Entiat, Washington
  10. 1.7 7 km W of Entiat, Washington
  11. 2.1 8 km S of Entiat, Washington
  12. 1.6 5 km NW of Waterville, Washington
  13. 1.9 4 km SW of Entiat, Washington
  14. 2.2 5 km N of Waterville, Washington
  15. 2.0 6 km NNE of Entiat, Washington

Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.

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