M2.8 earthquake 12 km ENE of Nile, Washington
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 12 km ENE of Nile, Washington on Tue, Mar 27, 1973, 8:01 AM PST (16:01 UTC), -2 km (-1 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.8 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-03-27 16:01:14 UTC
- Depth
- -1.6 km (-1.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.876° N, 120.797° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.18
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 324°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 7
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.414 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 19518 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.93 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19517 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.02 km S of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19515 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.615 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 19503 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.516 km SSW of Packwood, Washington · 19490 days ago · -2 km deep · 84 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10856038. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:04 AM UTC.