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M2.0 earthquake 4 km SSW of Orting, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 4 km SSW of Orting, Washington on Mon, Aug 17, 1981, 11:30 AM PDT (18:30 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 21 km SSE of Packwood, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-08-17 18:30:44 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.057° N, 122.217° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
37°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.321 km SSE of Packwood, Washington · 16471 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.522 km S of Morton, Washington · 16468 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 3.422 km S of Morton, Washington · 16465 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.724 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16464 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.525 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16464 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.023 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16463 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.12 km WNW of Home, Washington · 16462 days ago · 22 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.914 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16460 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16458 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16458 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16457 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16456 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.56 km S of Morton, Washington · 16455 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.924 km S of Morton, Washington · 16455 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.724 km S of Morton, Washington · 16455 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16455 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16452 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.31 km SSE of Lakeland North, Washington · 16452 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16451 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16451 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 1.521 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 16451 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 2.024 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16448 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 1.623 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16448 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 2.44 km WSW of Chico, Washington · 16448 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 2.423 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16448 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 1.518 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16445 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 1.62 km SSW of Parkland, Washington · 16443 days ago · 53 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 1.73 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16433 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 1.91 km S of Hobart, Washington · 16430 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 1.82 km S of Mercer Island, Washington · 16429 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 1.823 km S of Morton, Washington · 16429 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 1.93 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16425 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 1.82 km ENE of Indianola, Washington · 16424 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 1.72 km SSE of Maplewood, Washington · 16422 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 2.624 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16421 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 1.95 km SSE of Mineral, Washington · 16414 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16472 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.522 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16475 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16476 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.923 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16476 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.923 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16476 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16477 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.44 km NNE of Tracyton, Washington · 16481 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.829 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16483 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.821 km S of Morton, Washington · 16483 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.930 km E of Packwood, Washington · 16484 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.70 km NNE of Duvall, Washington · 16484 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.913 km WSW of Brinnon, Washington · 16485 days ago · 43 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.516 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16487 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 1.521 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16487 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.93 km W of Fobes Hill, Washington · 16490 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 1.522 km S of Morton, Washington · 16490 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.68 km ESE of McKenna, Washington · 16491 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16493 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 1.721 km S of Morton, Washington · 16494 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.221 km S of Morton, Washington · 16494 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10129673. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:14 AM UTC.