M2.5 earthquake 15 km S of Nile, Washington
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 15 km S of Nile, Washington on Sat, Feb 19, 2005, 7:39 PM PST (03:39 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.6 15 km S of Nile, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2005-02-20 03:39:33 UTC
- Depth
- 0.6 km (0.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.683° N, 120.959° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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 1.0 km horizontally, 13.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 76°
- Stations used
- 45
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.615 km S of Nile, Washington · 7891 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.614 km S of Nile, Washington · 7888 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.26 km SW of Cowiche, Washington · 7887 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.413 km NE of Cliffdell, Washington · 7859 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.614 km SSE of Ashford, Washington · 7848 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10638228. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:35 AM UTC.