Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 2 km NW of Nile, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2 km NW of Nile, Washington on Sat, Jul 31, 2004, 9:20 AM PDT (16:20 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 16 km ENE of Packwood, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2004-07-31 16:20:04 UTC
Depth
0.3 km (0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.838° N, 120.962° 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 5.9 km horizontally, 40.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.822 km N of Trout Lake, Washington · 8094 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.71 km NW of Vantage, Washington · 8092 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.86 km ESE of Wilkeson, Washington · 8086 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 4.016 km ENE of Packwood, Washington · 8081 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 116
  5. 1.75 km SE of Hobart, Washington · 8081 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.517 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8080 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.215 km NE of Packwood, Washington · 8074 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.717 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 8071 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.617 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8069 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.51 km N of Vantage, Washington · 8067 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.211 km ESE of Ashford, Washington · 8066 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.011 km ENE of Enumclaw, Washington · 8064 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.314 km NNE of Nile, Washington · 8050 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 1.83 km NNE of Yakima, Washington · 8043 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 1.5Washington · 8112 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.524 km SSE of White Swan, Washington · 8124 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10617928. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:52 AM UTC.