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M1.5 earthquake 14 km SSW of Nile, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 14 km SSW of Nile, Washington on Tue, Dec 5, 2000, 1:21 AM PST (09:21 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 26 km N of Packwood, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2000-12-05 09:21:12 UTC
Depth
4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.706° N, 121.029° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
98°
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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.819 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9432 days ago · -2 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.212 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 9425 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.712 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 9425 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.526 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9424 days ago · -2 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.326 km N of Packwood, Washington · 9406 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.726 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9400 days ago · -2 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.510 km WSW of Royal City, Washington · 9383 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.726 km SSE of Greenwater, Washington · 9376 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.223 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9374 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 1.724 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9440 days ago · -2 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.76 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 9442 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.713 km SW of Ellensburg, Washington · 9443 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9446 days ago · -2 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.616 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9448 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.515 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9449 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.516 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9449 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.715 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9449 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.515 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9449 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.015 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9450 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.724 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9451 days ago · -2 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.6Washington · 9455 days ago · -2 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.4Washington · 9456 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.712 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 9459 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.525 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9460 days ago · -2 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10514448. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:16 AM UTC.