Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 4 km SSE of Nile, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 4 km SSE of Nile, Washington on Wed, Mar 14, 2001, 6:42 AM PST (14:42 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 29 km SW of White Swan, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2001-03-14 14:42:22 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.785° N, 120.928° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.929 km SW of White Swan, Washington · 9324 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.725 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9314 days ago · -2 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9313 days ago · -2 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.513 km SW of West Wenatchee, Washington · 9310 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.632 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 9309 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.822 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9300 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.325 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9298 days ago · -2 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.423 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9298 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.223 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9298 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.923 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9295 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.628 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9293 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.618 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 9293 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.010 km NE of Nile, Washington · 9291 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 2.227 km SSE of Greenwater, Washington · 9290 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 2.63 km SSE of Gleed, Washington · 9290 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 2.23 km ESE of Gleed, Washington · 9290 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 1.65 km ESE of Wilkeson, Washington · 9289 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.722 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9279 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 2.424 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9275 days ago · -2 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.917 km SSW of Packwood, Washington · 9271 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 1.66 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 9338 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.22 km SE of Ravensdale, Washington · 9339 days ago · 22 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.92 km SE of Ravensdale, Washington · 9343 days ago · 21 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.26 km E of Ashford, Washington · 9349 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.53 km WSW of Ellensburg, Washington · 9358 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.724 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9359 days ago · -2 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10523763. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:33 AM UTC.