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M1.5 earthquake 22 km WSW of Nile, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 22 km WSW of Nile, Washington on Sun, Dec 1, 2002, 6:48 PM PST (02:48 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 2 km NW of Yakima, 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
2002-12-02 02:48:00 UTC
Depth
-0.6 km (-0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.769° N, 121.222° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
22

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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.67 km WNW of Nile, Washington · 8703 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.516 km S of Morton, Washington · 8702 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.714 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 8702 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.49 km WSW of Mineral, Washington · 8697 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.622 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 8694 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.54 km W of Ashford, Washington · 8688 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.75 km NE of Donald, Washington · 8684 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.95 km SE of Moxee City, Washington · 8679 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.13 km ENE of Donald, Washington · 8679 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.732 km S of Morton, Washington · 8666 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 3.22 km NW of Yakima, Washington · 8660 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.823 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 8657 days ago · -2 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.720 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 8650 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.512 km SSW of Thorp, Washington · 8650 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.413 km SSW of Thorp, Washington · 8645 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 1.75 km ENE of Mineral, Washington · 8705 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.917 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 8708 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.817 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 8714 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 8716 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.59 km SW of Nile, Washington · 8718 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.816 km NE of Klickitat, Washington · 8729 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10569643. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:28 AM UTC.