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M1.7 earthquake 3 km W of Nile, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 3 km W of Nile, Washington on Wed, Jun 29, 2005, 11:20 PM PDT (06:20 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 10 km NNE of Thorp, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2005-06-30 06:20:39 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.824° N, 120.988° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.2 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
101°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.73 km SE of Selah, Washington · 7764 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.813 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 7763 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.10 km NE of Gleed, Washington · 7751 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.610 km NNE of Thorp, Washington · 7743 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.516 km S of White Swan, Washington · 7739 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.024 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 7717 days ago · -2 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 3.50 km SE of Gleed, Washington · 7765 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.50 km SSE of Eschbach, Washington · 7773 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.90 km SSE of Gleed, Washington · 7773 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.234 km WSW of Tampico, Washington · 7783 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.57 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 7786 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.615 km SW of Packwood, Washington · 7788 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.910 km SSE of Mineral, Washington · 7792 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10681438. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:34 PM UTC.