Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 5 km SSE of Orting, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 5 km SSE of Orting, Washington on Mon, Aug 10, 1970, 9:26 PM PDT (04:26 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 10 km E of Carnation, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1970-08-11 04:26:14 UTC
Depth
-0.5 km (-0.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.050° N, 122.182° 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 2.9 km horizontally, 4.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
203°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.12 km NNE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 20494 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.06 km SW of Alder, Washington · 20492 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 2.810 km E of Carnation, Washington · 20487 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.711 km E of Carnation, Washington · 20487 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.98 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 20486 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.211 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 20486 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.63 km SSE of Ames Lake, Washington · 20485 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.01 km ENE of Sammamish, Washington · 20485 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 2.72 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 20485 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.85 km SSW of Gorst, Washington · 20478 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.18 km N of Rochester, Washington · 20475 days ago · 47 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.99 km S of Carbonado, Washington · 20474 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 3.28 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 20473 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.13 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 20454 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.34 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 20453 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.70 km ENE of Carbonado, Washington · 20453 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.92 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 20452 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 1.58 km NNE of Brinnon, Washington · 20450 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.84 km ENE of Kingston, Washington · 20450 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.514 km W of Brinnon, Washington · 20447 days ago · 44 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.911 km E of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 20447 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 1.76 km SSE of Vashon, Washington · 20446 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 2.13 km S of Shoreline, Washington · 20446 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 2.04 km NE of Vashon, Washington · 20446 days ago · 22 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 2.34 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 20444 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away

Before

  1. 2.92 km N of Union, Washington · 20500 days ago · 36 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.46 km ENE of Lofall, Washington · 20506 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.22 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 20515 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.67 km ENE of Carnation, Washington · 20520 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.11 km NNE of Bellevue, Washington · 20521 days ago · 27 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10836778. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 6:08 PM UTC.