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M1.5 earthquake 11 km SW of Nile, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 11 km SW of Nile, Washington on Sun, Apr 7, 2002, 7:02 PM PDT (02:02 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 17 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2002-04-08 02:02:15 UTC
Depth
-0.6 km (-0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.745° N, 121.042° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 28.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
148°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.114 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 8939 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.829 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 8935 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.518 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8927 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.213 km WSW of Vantage, Washington · 8912 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.128 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 8907 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.88 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8905 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.87 km SSW of Kittitas, Washington · 8898 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.917 km S of White Swan, Washington · 8898 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 2.417 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8892 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.117 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8885 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.217 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8885 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.911 km NNW of Naches, Washington · 8883 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 1.53 km NE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 8953 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.58 km S of Morton, Washington · 8953 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.710 km S of Morton, Washington · 8955 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.614 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 8958 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.811 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 8965 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.910 km WSW of Royal City, Washington · 8970 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.9Washington · 8970 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10551418. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:35 PM UTC.