Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 15 km ENE of Nile, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 15 km ENE of Nile, Washington on Tue, Jul 6, 1982, 5:56 AM PDT (12:56 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 23 km ESE of Packwood, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-07-06 12:56:33 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.887° N, 120.761° 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
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.724 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 16146 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.924 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16146 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.61 km SW of Wenatchee, Washington · 16143 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.65 km W of Sunnyslope, Washington · 16143 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.39 km W of Quincy, Washington · 16142 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.412 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 16141 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.923 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16139 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.620 km NW of Bickleton, Washington · 16137 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.620 km NW of Bickleton, Washington · 16137 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.111 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 16130 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.31 km SSE of Ashford, Washington · 16126 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.88 km E of Ashford, Washington · 16125 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.94 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 16123 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.513 km NNE of Cashmere, Washington · 16120 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.09 km WNW of Nile, Washington · 16114 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 2.423 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16097 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.916 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16097 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.86 km WSW of Nile, Washington · 16097 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 1.723 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16096 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 2.619 km WNW of Bickleton, Washington · 16096 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.614 km NNE of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 16095 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 1.86 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 16093 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 1.613 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 16091 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 2.13 km E of Mattawa, Washington · 16153 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.53 km NNE of Selah, Washington · 16157 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.223 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16159 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.52 km NNE of Selah, Washington · 16160 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.911 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 16164 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.53 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 16167 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.29 km E of Ashford, Washington · 16176 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10136463. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 11:46 AM UTC.