Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 4 km SSW of Orting, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 4 km SSW of Orting, Washington on Mon, Aug 16, 1982, 2:10 PM PDT (21:10 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-08-16 21:10:04 UTC
Depth
-0.5 km (-0.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.061° N, 122.218° 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
36°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 52 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.942 km WNW of Trout Lake, Washington · 16108 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16108 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16107 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16107 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16107 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16107 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16106 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.913 km SE of Mossyrock, Washington · 16106 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16106 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16106 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.66 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 16105 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.16 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 16105 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.322 km S of Morton, Washington · 16105 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 2.21 km SSE of Newport, Washington · 16104 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 2.02 km WSW of Belfair, Washington · 16103 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 2.33 km NW of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 16102 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 2.13 km SSW of Shoreline, Washington · 16102 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.61 km ENE of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 16100 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.525 km S of Morton, Washington · 16100 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.423 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16096 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 1.916 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16096 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 1.86 km WSW of Nile, Washington · 16095 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 1.723 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16095 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 1.614 km NNE of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 16093 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 1.71 km NE of Shoreline, Washington · 16093 days ago · 24 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 1.86 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 16091 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 1.837 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16091 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 1.613 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 16090 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 1.622 km S of Morton, Washington · 16089 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 2.222 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16088 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 1.96 km W of Shelton, Washington · 16086 days ago · 40 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 2.11 km S of Sammamish, Washington · 16085 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 1.91 km S of Sammamish, Washington · 16085 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 2.03 km WSW of Mercer Island, Washington · 16081 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 1.612 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 16080 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 2.92 km NE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16078 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 1.83 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 16077 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 1.936 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16076 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 1.823 km S of Morton, Washington · 16073 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 1.90 km N of Lakeland South, Washington · 16073 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 1.74 km NNE of Brinnon, Washington · 16071 days ago · 48 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 1.517 km NW of Packwood, Washington · 16070 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 1.87 km NW of Kingston, Washington · 16068 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 3.48 km S of Cliffdell, Washington · 16067 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 1.69 km SSE of Cliffdell, Washington · 16067 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 2.05 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 16060 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 1.71 km S of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 16060 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 1.725 km S of Morton, Washington · 16054 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 2.021 km S of Morton, Washington · 16052 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 2.615 km SSW of Easton, Washington · 16051 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 3.02 km W of Manchester, Washington · 16048 days ago · 27 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 1.65 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 16048 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16108 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16109 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.51 km ESE of Edmonds, Washington · 16110 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.74 km SSW of Woodway, Washington · 16111 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.71 km NNE of Esperance, Washington · 16111 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.09 km WNW of Nile, Washington · 16112 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.31 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 16113 days ago · 23 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.92 km WNW of Artondale, Washington · 16116 days ago · 24 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16117 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.83 km SSE of Kingston, Washington · 16119 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.72 km E of Maltby, Washington · 16121 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.94 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 16121 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.88 km E of Ashford, Washington · 16123 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 2.31 km SSE of Ashford, Washington · 16124 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 1.625 km S of Morton, Washington · 16127 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.111 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 16128 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.41 km NE of Bothell West, Washington · 16128 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.613 km N of Elma, Washington · 16129 days ago · 50 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.624 km S of Morton, Washington · 16131 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.94 km ENE of Hobart, Washington · 16136 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10141753. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:29 PM UTC.