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M2.0 earthquake 10 km SSE of Nile, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 10 km SSE of Nile, Washington on Wed, Jan 11, 1984, 7:35 PM PST (03:35 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 0 km WSW of Gleed, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-01-12 03:35:03 UTC
Depth
0.2 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.725° N, 120.911° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.013 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 15590 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.013 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 15588 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.80 km N of Eschbach, Washington · 15588 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 2.02 km NE of Gleed, Washington · 15588 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 2.40 km WSW of Gleed, Washington · 15588 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 1.98 km ENE of Kittitas, Washington · 15585 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.83 km WSW of Cowiche, Washington · 15568 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.620 km ESE of Desert Aire, Washington · 15565 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.31 km SSW of Crocker, Washington · 15564 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.115 km SW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 15562 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.823 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 15562 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.64 km W of South Wenatchee, Washington · 15559 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.38 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15556 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.612 km ENE of Naches, Washington · 15550 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 1.511 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 15540 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.614 km SSE of Kittitas, Washington · 15539 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.81 km WSW of Selah, Washington · 15538 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 1.84 km NE of Tampico, Washington · 15537 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 1.515 km SW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 15536 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.04 km SSE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15536 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 1.616 km SW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 15534 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 2.230 km N of Packwood, Washington · 15595 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.911 km WSW of Tieton, Washington · 15595 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.67 km NE of Naches, Washington · 15596 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 1.79 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15599 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.79 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15601 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.712 km NNE of Ronald, Washington · 15605 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10170103. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:13 AM UTC.