Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 4 km SSW of Orting, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 4 km SSW of Orting, Washington on Wed, Mar 27, 1985, 2:15 PM PST (22:15 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 10 km SSE of Mineral, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-03-27 22:15:08 UTC
Depth
0.1 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.063° N, 122.223° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
40°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 106 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.710 km SSE of Mineral, Washington · 15152 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.810 km SSE of Mineral, Washington · 15152 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.810 km SSE of Mineral, Washington · 15152 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.510 km SSE of Mineral, Washington · 15152 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.610 km SSE of Mineral, Washington · 15152 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.417 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 15145 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.90 km NW of Bellevue, Washington · 15144 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.18 km S of Morton, Washington · 15143 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 2.25 km W of Shoreline, Washington · 15138 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.124 km S of Morton, Washington · 15137 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15134 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.90 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15134 days ago · 23 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.53 km WNW of North Sultan, Washington · 15133 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.79 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15133 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.90 km SE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15128 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.017 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 15127 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 1.65 km NNW of Woods Creek, Washington · 15126 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.74 km SSE of Monroe, Washington · 15126 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.111 km WSW of Mineral, Washington · 15126 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 2.52 km SW of Browns Point, Washington · 15125 days ago · 57 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 2.61 km SSE of Enetai, Washington · 15124 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 2.21 km NNW of Ames Lake, Washington · 15121 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 2.622 km S of Morton, Washington · 15121 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 2.022 km S of Morton, Washington · 15121 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15120 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 2.438 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15119 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.65 km SE of Monroe, Washington · 15119 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 2.336 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15119 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 2.04 km SSE of Seabeck, Washington · 15119 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 2.84 km NW of Kingston, Washington · 15118 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 2.03 km NW of Kingston, Washington · 15118 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 2.24 km NW of Kingston, Washington · 15117 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 1.75 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 15117 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15116 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 1.93 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15116 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 1.512 km S of South Cle Elum, Washington · 15113 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 2.79 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 15112 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 1.814 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 15111 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 2.139 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15110 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 1.523 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 15108 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  41. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15105 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 1.522 km S of Morton, Washington · 15102 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15102 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15102 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15101 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15100 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15100 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15100 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15100 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15100 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15100 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15100 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 1.51 km NE of Riverton, Washington · 15100 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15100 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  55. 2.820 km WSW of Brinnon, Washington · 15099 days ago · 46 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15099 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15099 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 1.52 km W of Artondale, Washington · 15099 days ago · 24 km deep · 41 km away
  59. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15099 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15099 days ago · -2 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of 106.

Before

  1. 2.58 km SE of Mineral, Washington · 15155 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.56 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15156 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.02 km SW of Bellevue, Washington · 15157 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.71 km WSW of Bellevue, Washington · 15157 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.71 km SSE of Medina, Washington · 15160 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 3.00 km SSW of Bellevue, Washington · 15161 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.64 km WSW of Monroe, Washington · 15161 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.84 km E of Winlock, Washington · 15161 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 3.52 km ENE of Rosedale, Washington · 15163 days ago · 53 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.91 km SE of Shoreline, Washington · 15165 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.53 km SSW of Greenwater, Washington · 15165 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.59 km E of Ashford, Washington · 15174 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.79 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 15175 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.51 km SSE of Carnation, Washington · 15175 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.819 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 15175 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15177 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.622 km S of Morton, Washington · 15178 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 3.73 km E of Bethel, Washington · 15181 days ago · 47 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.56 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 15182 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10190038. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:37 AM UTC.