M3.6 earthquake 6 km NNW of Nile, Washington
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 6 km NNW of Nile, Washington on Mon, Jun 26, 1978, 7:18 PM PDT (02:18 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-06-27 02:18:59 UTC
- Depth
- 11.5 km (7.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.877° N, 120.972° 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, 3.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 129°
- Stations used
- 31
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 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 · 74 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 · 92 km away
- 2.310 km S of Baring, Washington · 17568 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10847318 (also filed as usp0000vaz). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:44 AM UTC.