Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 9 km ENE of Nile, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 9 km ENE of Nile, Washington on Tue, Jan 25, 1983, 9:58 AM PST (17:58 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 6 km SSE of Wilderness Rim, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-01-25 17:58:04 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.854° N, 120.825° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.4 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
234°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.96 km SSE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15941 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.924 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 15941 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.815 km SSW of Vantage, Washington · 15940 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.09 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 15938 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.74 km SSW of West Wenatchee, Washington · 15934 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.413 km SSW of South Cle Elum, Washington · 15933 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.613 km NNE of Cliffdell, Washington · 15933 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.64 km WSW of Wenatchee, Washington · 15929 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.913 km WSW of Greenwater, Washington · 15928 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.74 km SW of Wenatchee, Washington · 15923 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.61 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 15914 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.68 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15912 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.88 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15909 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.82 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15903 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.03 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15901 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.94 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15900 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.83 km ESE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15888 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.82 km ESE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15888 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.714 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 15886 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 3.06 km E of Carbonado, Washington · 15947 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.010 km SW of Packwood, Washington · 15953 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.29 km N of Sunnyslope, Washington · 15956 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.15 km SW of Harrah, Washington · 15957 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.510 km WNW of Packwood, Washington · 15958 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.77 km W of Entiat, Washington · 15960 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.825 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 15960 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.622 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 15966 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.42 km S of Buckley, Washington · 15970 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.42 km SSW of Easton, Washington · 15972 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.210 km ESE of Ravensdale, Washington · 15973 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10152688. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:54 AM UTC.