M1.7 earthquake 8 km NW of Nile, Washington
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 8 km NW of Nile, Washington on Thu, Jun 29, 1978, 11:50 AM PDT (18:50 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.3 10 km S of Baring, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-06-29 18:50:04 UTC
- Depth
- 2.1 km (1.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.880° N, 121.007° 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 4.0 km horizontally, 5.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 301°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.67 km ESE of Mineral, Washington · 17614 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.514 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 17608 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.6Washington · 17608 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.78 km SW of Entiat, Washington · 17606 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.66 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 17593 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.50 km WSW of North Bend, Washington · 17583 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.310 km S of Baring, Washington · 17568 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10847338. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:34 AM UTC.