Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 20 km SW of Nile, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 20 km SW of Nile, Washington on Wed, Aug 20, 2008, 2:26 PM PDT (21:26 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 12 km N of Ashford, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2008-08-20 21:26:52 UTC
Depth
-0.1 km (-0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.675° N, 121.105° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
85°
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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6619 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.71 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 6617 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6617 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.911 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 6617 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.612 km N of Ashford, Washington · 6617 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.68 km WNW of Tieton, Washington · 6616 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 1.619 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 6612 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.57 km WSW of Morton, Washington · 6612 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6604 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.516 km WSW of Cliffdell, Washington · 6603 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.58 km S of Morton, Washington · 6601 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6598 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.7Washington · 6591 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.119 km S of White Swan, Washington · 6589 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.523 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 6589 days ago · -3 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.814 km SW of Ellensburg, Washington · 6585 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 2.617 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 6581 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 1.836 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6623 days ago · -2 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.736 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6627 days ago · -2 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6628 days ago · -2 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.312 km E of Nile, Washington · 6631 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6631 days ago · -2 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.028 km SW of White Swan, Washington · 6636 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10752393. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:03 PM UTC.