Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 9 km WNW of Nile, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 9 km WNW of Nile, Washington on Thu, Aug 12, 1982, 6:58 AM PDT (13:58 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 23 km ESE of Packwood, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-08-12 13:58:20 UTC
Depth
-0.4 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.861° N, 121.046° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 8.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
13

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 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.94 km SSW of Orting, Washington · 16108 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.423 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16095 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.916 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16095 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.86 km WSW of Nile, Washington · 16095 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.723 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16094 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.619 km WNW of Bickleton, Washington · 16094 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.614 km NNE of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 16093 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.86 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 16091 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.613 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 16089 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.222 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16087 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.612 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 16080 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.83 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 16076 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.517 km NW of Packwood, Washington · 16070 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 3.48 km S of Cliffdell, Washington · 16067 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.69 km SSE of Cliffdell, Washington · 16067 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away

Before

  1. 1.513 km NNE of Cashmere, Washington · 16118 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.94 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 16121 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.88 km E of Ashford, Washington · 16123 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.31 km SSE of Ashford, Washington · 16124 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.111 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 16128 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.620 km NW of Bickleton, Washington · 16135 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.620 km NW of Bickleton, Washington · 16135 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.94 km ENE of Hobart, Washington · 16136 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.923 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16137 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.412 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 16139 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.39 km W of Quincy, Washington · 16140 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.65 km W of Sunnyslope, Washington · 16141 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.61 km SW of Wenatchee, Washington · 16141 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10138913. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:37 AM UTC.