explosion · reviewed by a seismologist
M 1.5ml
Earthquake near Entiat, WA
No earthquake was likely felt in Entiat in the 24 hours to 9:43 am PST (17:43 UTC). The last one was M 2.1, 7 km (4 mi) E, at 1:09 am PDT on 4 October 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 3 felt reports to USGS. Every earthquake near Entiat
No: USGS classifies this as a explosion, not an earthquake. A magnitude 1.5 explosion was recorded 5 km (3 mi) south of Entiat, WA, at 11:05 am PDT on 29 July 2022 (18:05 UTC), less than 1 km deep.
USGS: 5 km S of Entiat, Washington
- When
- 11:05 am PDT on 29 July 2022 ()
- Where
- 5 km (3 mi) south of Entiat, WA · earthquakes near Entiat
- Magnitude
- M 1.5 (ml)
- Depth
- -1.1 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Chelan County, 40 km NW
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 1568 days ago
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This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.
At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 10 km (6 mi) from the epicentre. In Entiat, 5 km away, the estimate is intensity II (weak). Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.
Earthquakes near other towns within 30 km: Waterville, Sunnyslope, Cashmere, West Wenatchee, East Wenatchee Bench, Wenatchee.
USGS catalogues this as explosion, not an earthquake.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 5.9 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.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 2,500,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 1,800,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 160× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 1.5 about 5.9 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 47.6308, -120.2148. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chelan County, WA | 40 km (25 mi) | NW | earthquakes near Chelan County |
| Douglas County, WA | 41 km (25 mi) | ENE | earthquakes near Douglas County |
| Kittitas County, WA | 66 km (41 mi) | SSW | earthquakes near Kittitas County |
| Grant County, WA | 73 km (45 mi) | SE | earthquakes near Grant County |
| Okanogan County, WA | 108 km (67 mi) | NNE | earthquakes near Okanogan County |
| Snohomish County, WA | 125 km (78 mi) | WNW | earthquakes near Snohomish County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
38 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.2 2 km WNW of Entiat, Washington
- 0.4 2 km WNW of Entiat, Washington
- 1.4 3 km NNW of Quincy, Washington
- 0.8 1 km N of Entiat, Washington
- 0.4 6 km SSW of Entiat, Washington
- 2.1 4 km NW of Waterville, Washington
- 0.9 5 km ENE of Entiat, Washington
- 2.3 4 km NW of Waterville, Washington
- 1.7 7 km WSW of Chelan, Washington
- 1.6 12 km W of Entiat, Washington
- 1.9 10 km SSW of Granite Falls, Washington
- 1.5 7 km SSE of Chelan Falls, Washington
- 1.8 12 km WNW of Mansfield, Washington
- 1.6 13 km E of Waterville, Washington
- 1.8 7 km W 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.
On USGS
- The official USGS event page — the source of record for every value above
- Did you feel it? Report it to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us
- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
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