M2.0 earthquake 17 km WSW of Nile, Washington
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 17 km WSW of Nile, Washington on Sun, Jan 18, 2026, 6:17 AM PST (14:17 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.5 7 km SE of Mineral, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-01-18 14:17:42 UTC
- Depth
- 1.1 km (0.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.735° N, 121.132° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.18
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 66°
- Stations used
- 66
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.617 km SW of Nile, Washington · 256 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.111 km NNE of Selah, Washington · 247 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.523 km N of Trout Lake, Washington · 239 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.610 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 234 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.87 km SE of Mineral, Washington · 221 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.87 km SE of Mineral, Washington · 215 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.56 km SE of Mineral, Washington · 214 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.17 km E of Tanner, Washington · 204 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 4
- 2.317 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 204 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.810 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 202 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.741 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 200 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.57 km SE of Mineral, Washington · 199 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 3
- 2.07 km SE of Mineral, Washington · 199 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw62223321. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:34 AM UTC.