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M1.6 earthquake 2 km NNW of Nile, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2 km NNW of Nile, Washington on Fri, Dec 17, 2004, 6:03 PM PST (02:03 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 2 km SE of Kittitas, 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
2004-12-18 02:03:38 UTC
Depth
0.5 km (0.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.843° N, 120.959° 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 10.2 km horizontally, 60.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
108°
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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.11 km NNW of Nile, Washington · 7958 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.916 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 7956 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.110 km S of Entiat, Washington · 7954 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.51 km NNW of Nile, Washington · 7950 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.3Washington · 7931 days ago · -2 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.517 km W of Packwood, Washington · 7929 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.54 km ESE of Tanner, Washington · 7929 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.119 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 7925 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.55 km W of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 7905 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.42 km SE of Kittitas, Washington · 7905 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.024 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 7903 days ago · -2 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 1.823 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 7974 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.513 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 7978 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.98 km SSE of Ashford, Washington · 7985 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10628783. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:41 AM UTC.