M2.6 earthquake 17 km SW of Nile, Washington

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 17 km SW of Nile, Washington on Wed, Jul 8, 2026, 11:04 PM PDT (06:04 UTC), 9 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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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.62	ML, local (Richter)	Pacific Northwest Seismic Network	Preferred · Final · ±0.156206074897095 · 18 stations
2.7	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.033 · 122 stations

4 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw714045412 (also filed as us7000sz5b). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:53 AM UTC.