Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 10 km NE of Nile, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 10 km NE of Nile, Washington on Mon, Apr 23, 2001, 1:33 AM PDT (08:33 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 3 km SSE of Gleed, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2001-04-23 08:33:53 UTC
Depth
4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.897° N, 120.856° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.227 km SSE of Greenwater, Washington · 9290 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.810 km WSW of Skykomish, Washington · 9290 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.63 km SSE of Gleed, Washington · 9290 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.23 km ESE of Gleed, Washington · 9290 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.65 km ESE of Wilkeson, Washington · 9289 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.722 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9279 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.424 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9275 days ago · -2 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.917 km SSW of Packwood, Washington · 9271 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.84 km S of Entiat, Washington · 9252 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.53 km S of Entiat, Washington · 9249 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.319 km NNE of Leavenworth, Washington · 9247 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.722 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9246 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.912 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 9232 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.114 km ESE of Ashford, Washington · 9232 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.75 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 9232 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 1.618 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 9293 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.628 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9293 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.923 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9295 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.223 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9298 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.423 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9298 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.325 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9298 days ago · -2 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.822 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9300 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.72 km W of North Bend, Washington · 9308 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.632 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 9309 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.513 km SW of West Wenatchee, Washington · 9310 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9313 days ago · -2 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.725 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9314 days ago · -2 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10531358. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:34 AM UTC.