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M2.3 earthquake 17 km SW of Nile, Washington

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 17 km SW of Nile, Washington on Sat, Aug 1, 2026, 8:05 AM PDT (15:05 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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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2026-08-01 15:05:55 UTC
Depth
8.8 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.729° N, 121.129° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 10.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
52

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.223 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 60 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.96 km SSE of Lea Hill, Washington · 54 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 3.15 km WSW of Harrah, Washington · 51 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 57
  4. 1.517 km SSE of White Swan, Washington · 42 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.48 km E of Ashford, Washington · 40 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 3
  6. 1.78 km E of Ashford, Washington · 40 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.520 km S of Packwood, Washington · 32 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.68 km E of Ashford, Washington · 32 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.617 km SSW of Nile, Washington · 22 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 1.710 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 21 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.14 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.511 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 13 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.55 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 10 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.45 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 9 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 10
  15. 2.13 km NNW of Kapowsin, Washington · 8 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 5 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 2.623 km N of Trout Lake, Washington · 3 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
  18. 1.60 km NE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 3 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 41 hr ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 1.50 km NNW of Eatonville, Washington · 62 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.63 km ESE of Buckley, Washington · 66 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.638 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 68 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.63 km S of Packwood, Washington · 69 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.615 km ENE of Tanner, Washington · 70 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.938 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 74 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.617 km SW of Nile, Washington · 84 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 4

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw714067771. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:59 AM UTC.