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M1.8 earthquake 17 km SW of Nile, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 17 km SW of Nile, Washington on Sat, Aug 30, 2025, 10:58 AM PDT (17:58 UTC), 9 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2025-08-30 17:58:38 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.734° N, 121.126° 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, 10.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.91 km SSW of Selah, Washington · 387 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.83 km NE of Mineral, Washington · 385 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 6
  3. 1.723 km N of Trout Lake, Washington · 385 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.815 km SW of Thorp, Washington · 371 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.90 km SW of Selah, Washington · 370 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.224 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 366 days ago · -2 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.338 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 354 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.82 km ESE of Buckley, Washington · 345 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.52 km SE of Buckley, Washington · 344 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 3
  10. 2.22 km SE of Buckley, Washington · 344 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 2.24 km ESE of Enumclaw, Washington · 400 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.817 km SW of Nile, Washington · 400 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.916 km WSW of Nile, Washington · 403 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.718 km SW of Nile, Washington · 403 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.50 km SSW of Carbonado, Washington · 408 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.78 km S of Mineral, Washington · 408 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.118 km SW of Nile, Washington · 409 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.617 km SW of Nile, Washington · 413 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 1.816 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 420 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw62178906. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:28 AM UTC.