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, Dec 14, 1990, 3:29 PM PST (23:29 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 3 km SW of North Bend, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1990-12-14 23:29:33 UTC
Depth
0.6 km (0.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.054° N, 122.219° 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
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
41°
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: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.325 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13072 days ago · -2 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13070 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.136 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13070 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13070 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13070 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.73 km NNE of Home, Washington · 13070 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13070 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13069 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.63 km SW of North Bend, Washington · 13065 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.510 km SSE of Skykomish, Washington · 13064 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.61 km NNW of Brier, Washington · 13062 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 3.53 km SW of North Bend, Washington · 13061 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.720 km S of Packwood, Washington · 13059 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13058 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.110 km SW of Greenwater, Washington · 13055 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13055 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.64 km WNW of Chico, Washington · 13050 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13049 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.92 km NE of Keyport, Washington · 13042 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.56 km SW of Packwood, Washington · 13038 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 1.715 km S of Morton, Washington · 13038 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 2.33 km ENE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 13035 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 1.812 km NE of Hoodsport, Washington · 13035 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 1.613 km SE of Rainier, Washington · 13030 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 1.813 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 13028 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 1.90 km NNE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 13026 days ago · 24 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13025 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 1.939 km S of Morton, Washington · 13023 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13022 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 1.92 km ESE of Belfair, Washington · 13019 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 1.53 km WSW of Wauna, Washington · 13078 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.925 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13079 days ago · -2 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.51 km NW of Brier, Washington · 13080 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.11 km NW of Bonney Lake, Washington · 13080 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.84 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 13085 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.01 km SW of Meadowdale, Washington · 13091 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13092 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13095 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13106 days ago · -2 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10269298. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:06 AM UTC.