M2.1 earthquake 18 km WSW of Nile, Washington
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 18 km WSW of Nile, Washington on Wed, Nov 30, 1977, 3:29 PM PST (23:29 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-11-30 23:29:46 UTC
- Depth
- 1.1 km (0.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.735° N, 121.150° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 126°
- Stations used
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.821 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 17836 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.54 km NW of Black Diamond, Washington · 17818 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.115 km N of Kittitas, Washington · 17808 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.53 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 17778 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
Before
- 2.124 km N of Packwood, Washington · 17838 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.17 km SE of Mossyrock, Washington · 17846 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.92 km SW of Ashford, Washington · 17854 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.92 km WSW of Ashford, Washington · 17854 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.28 km NNW of Thorp, Washington · 17858 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.09 km ENE of Thorp, Washington · 17863 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10845288. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:57 PM UTC.