Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 15 km ENE of Nile, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 15 km ENE of Nile, Washington on Tue, Mar 2, 1982, 2:55 PM PST (22:55 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 8 km E of Ashford, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-03-02 22:55:26 UTC
Depth
10.6 km (6.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.883° N, 120.759° W
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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
118°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.18 km E of Ashford, Washington · 16273 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.48 km NW of Entiat, Washington · 16273 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.710 km WNW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 16269 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.615 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16257 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.711 km NE of Grandview, Washington · 16254 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.34 km WNW of Waterville, Washington · 16249 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.18 km NE of Grandview, Washington · 16245 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.54 km ESE of Greenwater, Washington · 16245 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.68 km NNW of Selah, Washington · 16242 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 2.14 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16238 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.93 km NW of Packwood, Washington · 16226 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.616 km ESE of Kittitas, Washington · 16223 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 2.217 km ENE of Packwood, Washington · 16221 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.615 km W of Vantage, Washington · 16218 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.5Washington · 16218 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.722 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16215 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 1.615 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 16276 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.923 km SSE of Packwood, Washington · 16276 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.713 km NNE of Cliffdell, Washington · 16277 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.124 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16286 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.614 km ENE of Nile, Washington · 16288 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.513 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 16292 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.89 km NNW of Packwood, Washington · 16296 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.814 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16298 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.915 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 16300 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.513 km S of South Cle Elum, Washington · 16303 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10125978. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:34 AM UTC.