M2.6 earthquake 6 km NNW of Nile, Washington
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 6 km NNW of Nile, Washington on Sat, Jun 10, 1978, 7:43 PM PDT (02:43 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 6 km NNW of Nile, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-06-11 02:43:55 UTC
- Depth
- 1.3 km (0.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.870° N, 120.974° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 147°
- Stations used
- 27
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.27 km SE of Cliffdell, Washington · 17634 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.66 km NNW of Nile, Washington · 17619 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.78 km NW of Nile, Washington · 17617 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.67 km ESE of Mineral, Washington · 17614 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.514 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 17608 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.6Washington · 17608 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.78 km SW of Entiat, Washington · 17606 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.66 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 17593 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.50 km WSW of North Bend, Washington · 17583 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10847198. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:05 AM UTC.