Washington earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 14 km ENE of Nile, Washington

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 14 km ENE of Nile, Washington on Thu, Feb 18, 1982, 4:47 AM PST (12:47 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 13 km NNE of Cliffdell, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-02-18 12:47:28 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.889° N, 120.776° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.35
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.124 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16285 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.713 km NNE of Cliffdell, Washington · 16276 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.923 km SSE of Packwood, Washington · 16275 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.615 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 16275 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.015 km ENE of Nile, Washington · 16274 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.18 km E of Ashford, Washington · 16273 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.48 km NW of Entiat, Washington · 16273 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.710 km WNW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 16269 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.615 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16256 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.711 km NE of Grandview, Washington · 16253 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.34 km WNW of Waterville, Washington · 16248 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.18 km NE of Grandview, Washington · 16245 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.54 km ESE of Greenwater, Washington · 16244 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.68 km NNW of Selah, Washington · 16241 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.14 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16237 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 2.02 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16288 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.513 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 16291 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.89 km NNW of Packwood, Washington · 16296 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.814 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16297 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.915 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 16299 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.513 km S of South Cle Elum, Washington · 16302 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.124 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16306 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 3.223 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16313 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10129143. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:12 AM UTC.