Washington earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 4 km SE of Orting, Washington

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 4 km SE of Orting, Washington on Fri, Jan 8, 1988, 6:17 PM PST (02:17 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 23 km ENE of Ashford, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1988-01-09 02:17:57 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.068° N, 122.164° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.03 km SW of Crocker, Washington · 14137 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.24 km SE of Orting, Washington · 14135 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.9Puget Sound region, Washington · 14134 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.723 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 14131 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.922 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 14131 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.510 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 14124 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.620 km S of Morton, Washington · 14121 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.95 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 14120 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.61 km NW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 14115 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.32 km SW of Monroe, Washington · 14114 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.55 km WSW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 14111 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.811 km SW of Malone, Washington · 14109 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.2Washington · 14108 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.810 km E of Ashford, Washington · 14095 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.223 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 14089 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.525 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 14089 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.71 km N of Lake Forest Park, Washington · 14086 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.42 km NNW of Custer, Washington · 14084 days ago · 54 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 2.39 km SW of Packwood, Washington · 14080 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 2.73 km WSW of Crocker, Washington · 14138 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.97 km S of Morton, Washington · 14149 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.81 km SSW of Navy Yard City, Washington · 14164 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.115 km SW of Brinnon, Washington · 14165 days ago · 44 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10227488. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:11 AM UTC.