M1.6 earthquake 14 km S of Nile, Washington
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 14 km S of Nile, Washington on Mon, Feb 28, 2005, 6:40 AM PST (14:40 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.4 13 km NE of Cliffdell, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2005-02-28 14:40:31 UTC
- Depth
- 0.4 km (0.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.690° N, 120.964° 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 1.8 km horizontally, 15.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 127°
- 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.26 km SW of Cowiche, Washington · 7885 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.413 km NE of Cliffdell, Washington · 7857 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.614 km SSE of Ashford, Washington · 7846 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 uw10646778. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:46 AM UTC.