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M1.8 earthquake 6 km WSW of Nile, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 6 km WSW of Nile, Washington on Sun, Aug 29, 1982, 2:20 PM PDT (21:20 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 19 km WNW of Bickleton, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-08-29 21:20:56 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.793° N, 121.009° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
111°
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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.723 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16094 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.619 km WNW of Bickleton, Washington · 16094 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.614 km NNE of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 16093 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.86 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 16090 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.613 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 16089 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.222 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16087 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.612 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 16079 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.83 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 16076 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.517 km NW of Packwood, Washington · 16069 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 3.48 km S of Cliffdell, Washington · 16067 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 1.69 km SSE of Cliffdell, Washington · 16067 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.615 km SSW of Easton, Washington · 16050 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.19 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 16047 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.76 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16045 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.724 km NNW of Bickleton, Washington · 16044 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 1.916 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16095 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.423 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16095 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.94 km SSW of Orting, Washington · 16107 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.09 km WNW of Nile, Washington · 16112 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.94 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 16121 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.88 km E of Ashford, Washington · 16122 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.31 km SSE of Ashford, Washington · 16124 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10146628. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:49 AM UTC.