M1.9 earthquake 20 km SW of Nile, Washington
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 20 km SW of Nile, Washington on Thu, Jan 18, 1973, 2:26 AM PST (10:26 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.0 3 km ESE of Black Diamond, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-01-18 10:26:32 UTC
- Depth
- 5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.712° N, 121.156° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.17
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 164°
- Stations used
- 21
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.03 km ESE of Black Diamond, Washington · 19598 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.617 km SW of Ellensburg, Washington · 19586 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.815 km SE of Ashford, Washington · 19584 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.67 km SW of North Bend, Washington · 19568 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.62 km NNW of Kapowsin, Washington · 19568 days ago · 67 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.77 km SW of Morton, Washington · 19565 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.77 km SE of Mineral, Washington · 19559 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.76 km SE of Mineral, Washington · 19555 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.212 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 19551 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.142 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 19549 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
Before
- 2.25 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19609 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.722 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 19626 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.60 km W of Riverbend, Washington · 19626 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.214 km N of Cliffdell, Washington · 19632 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10855563. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:18 PM UTC.