M1.6 earthquake 17 km SSW of Nile, Washington
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 17 km SSW of Nile, Washington on Tue, Sep 8, 2026, 1:40 PM PDT (20:40 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.7 10 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-09-08 20:40:22 UTC
- Depth
- 8.8 km (5.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.688° N, 121.064° 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. If you felt it, tell the USGS: every report sharpens the shaking map.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 96°
- Stations used
- 30
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 since this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.710 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 13 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.57 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 11 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.14 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 7 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
- 1.511 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 6 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.55 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 3 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.45 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 31 hr ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 10
- 1.80 km SSE of Kapowsin, Washington · 15 hr ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
Before
- 1.68 km E of Ashford, Washington · 24 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.520 km S of Packwood, Washington · 25 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.78 km E of Ashford, Washington · 32 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.48 km E of Ashford, Washington · 32 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 3
- 1.517 km SSE of White Swan, Washington · 34 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.15 km WSW of Harrah, Washington · 43 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 57
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw714097222. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:06 PM UTC.