M2.2 earthquake 1 km SSW of Nile, Washington
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 1 km SSW of Nile, Washington on Thu, Jun 29, 1972, 6:41 PM PDT (01:41 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.3 4 km WNW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1972-06-30 01:41:00 UTC
- Depth
- 22.3 km (13.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.805° N, 120.952° 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 4.8 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 301°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 5
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.34 km WNW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 19781 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.15 km WNW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 19778 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.78 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 19773 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.611 km NE of Sunnyslope, Washington · 19767 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.06 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19763 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10853343. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:09 AM UTC.