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M2.2 earthquake 9 km S of Nile, Washington

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 9 km S of Nile, Washington on Thu, Feb 20, 1992, 8:37 PM PST (04:37 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 23 km ENE of Ashford, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1992-02-21 04:37:46 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.739° N, 120.950° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
37

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.120 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12642 days ago · -2 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.924 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 12635 days ago · -2 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.721 km N of Packwood, Washington · 12633 days ago · -2 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.822 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12630 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.212 km E of Tanner, Washington · 12628 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.627 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12628 days ago · -2 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.626 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12627 days ago · -2 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.622 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12626 days ago · -2 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.723 km N of Packwood, Washington · 12625 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.723 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12625 days ago · -2 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.723 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12621 days ago · -2 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.022 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12619 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.029 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12619 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.925 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12617 days ago · -2 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.612 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 12615 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.821 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 12611 days ago · -2 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.726 km N of Packwood, Washington · 12610 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.722 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12606 days ago · -2 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.626 km N of Packwood, Washington · 12596 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 1.827 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12644 days ago · -2 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.624 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12649 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.628 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12651 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.722 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12653 days ago · -2 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.522 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12660 days ago · -2 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.56 km NE of Naches, Washington · 12668 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.524 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 12672 days ago · -2 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10288753. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:42 PM UTC.