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M2.1 earthquake 18 km SW of Nile, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 18 km SW of Nile, Washington on Thu, Aug 21, 2025, 4:05 AM PDT (11:05 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 3 km NE of Mineral, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2025-08-21 11:05:27 UTC
Depth
9.8 km (6.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.721° N, 121.131° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 3.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
105°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.78 km S of Mineral, Washington · 408 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.50 km SSW of Carbonado, Washington · 408 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.718 km SW of Nile, Washington · 403 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.916 km WSW of Nile, Washington · 403 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.817 km SW of Nile, Washington · 400 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.24 km ESE of Enumclaw, Washington · 400 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.817 km SW of Nile, Washington · 399 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.66 km ESE of Mossyrock, Washington · 389 days ago · 22 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.91 km SSW of Selah, Washington · 387 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.83 km NE of Mineral, Washington · 385 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 6
  11. 1.723 km N of Trout Lake, Washington · 385 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.815 km SW of Thorp, Washington · 371 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.90 km SW of Selah, Washington · 370 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 2.224 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 366 days ago · -2 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 2.338 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 354 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 1.617 km SW of Nile, Washington · 413 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.816 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 420 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.63 km NE of Wilkeson, Washington · 430 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.617 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 437 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw62174401. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:27 AM UTC.