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M1.5 earthquake 18 km SW of Nile, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 18 km SW of Nile, Washington on Sat, Jun 20, 2026, 12:57 PM PDT (19:57 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 5 km WSW of Harrah, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2026-06-20 19:57:16 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.717° N, 121.121° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
90°
Stations used
34

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 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.81 km SSE of Easton, Washington · 99 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 32
  2. 1.69 km S of Lake Morton-Berrydale, Washington · 97 days ago · 28 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.511 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 96 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.020 km SW of Desert Aire, Washington · 95 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.617 km SW of Nile, Washington · 86 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 4
  6. 1.938 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 76 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.615 km ENE of Tanner, Washington · 72 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.63 km S of Packwood, Washington · 70 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.638 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 70 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.63 km ESE of Buckley, Washington · 68 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.50 km NNW of Eatonville, Washington · 64 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.317 km SW of Nile, Washington · 63 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.223 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 62 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.96 km SSE of Lea Hill, Washington · 56 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 3.15 km WSW of Harrah, Washington · 53 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 57

Before

  1. 2.05 km WSW of Crocker, Washington · 106 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 6
  2. 2.010 km ESE of Ashford, Washington · 121 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw714027811. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:36 AM UTC.