Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 4 km SSW of Orting, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 4 km SSW of Orting, Washington on Fri, Feb 3, 1978, 11:30 AM PST (19:30 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 5 km SE of Klahanie, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-02-03 19:30:41 UTC
Depth
-1.1 km (-0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.061° N, 122.221° 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.95 km SE of Klahanie, Washington · 17761 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.08 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 17757 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.63 km NNE of Hobart, Washington · 17742 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.1Puget Sound region, Washington · 17740 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.69 km WNW of Morton, Washington · 17740 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.10 km NNW of Woodway, Washington · 17739 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.61 km WNW of Larch Way, Washington · 17735 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.82 km SW of Suquamish, Washington · 17735 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.50 km E of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 17731 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 4.85 km W of Burley, Washington · 17727 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.53 km W of Burley, Washington · 17727 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.85 km W of Burley, Washington · 17727 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.25 km W of Burley, Washington · 17727 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.74 km W of Burley, Washington · 17727 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.54 km W of Burley, Washington · 17727 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 4.16 km W of Burley, Washington · 17708 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.211 km SSW of Seabeck, Washington · 17705 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.510 km SSW of Index, Washington · 17703 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 1.68 km SSE of Mineral, Washington · 17765 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.53 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 17770 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.010 km SSW of Shelton, Washington · 17772 days ago · 47 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.36 km NNE of Lofall, Washington · 17772 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.71 km NNE of Cathcart, Washington · 17779 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.02 km SE of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 17786 days ago · 48 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.420 km NNW of Hoodsport, Washington · 17792 days ago · 42 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10845748. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:54 PM UTC.