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M0.6 earthquake 13 km ESE of Orting, Washington, United States

A magnitude 0.6 earthquake struck 13 km ESE of Orting, Washington, United States at 07:50 local time (15:50 UTC) on 1 Nov 2026, at a depth of 14 km, according to USGS.

Data: USGS · updated 2026-11-02 04:34 UTC · reviewed

Magnitude
0.6micro
local magnitude (Richter) (ml)
Depth
13.6 km
Status
Reviewed
Origin time
2026-11-01 15:50:47 UTC
Local: 1 Nov 2026, 07:50:47 (America/Los Angeles)
Epicentre
47.036° N, 122.049° W

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Nearby places

Distance and estimated shaking at nearby places
PlaceDistanceEst. shaking
OrtingWashington, United States · pop. 7,44613 kmINot felt
Prairie RidgeWashington, United States · pop. 11,46414 kmINot felt
GrahamWashington, United States · pop. 23,49118 kmINot felt
South HillWashington, United States · pop. 52,43120 kmINot felt
PuyallupWashington, United States · pop. 39,65925 kmINot felt
SpanawayWashington, United States · pop. 27,22730 kmINot felt
SeattleWashington, United States · pop. 780,99567 kmINot felt
PortlandOregon, United States · pop. 652,503175 kmINot felt

Shaking is an estimate from the intensity prediction equation of Allen, Wald & Worden (2012), not an observation. Local ground and buildings can change it by a level or more.

Every agency's solution

Agencies locate earthquakes with their own stations and methods, so their numbers differ. We match reports of the same event by time, distance and magnitude and show them side by side. The headline uses USGS · UW, which has been reviewed by an analyst.

AgencyMagnitudeDepthEpicentreTime offsetStatus
USGS · UWheadlinePacific Northwest Seismic Network via U.S. Geological Survey0.6 ml13.6 km47.04° N, 122.05° W–Reviewed

How big was it?

Usually not felt. Recorded by nearby seismometers; thousands occur worldwide every day.

It released roughly the energy of 104 g of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step means about 32 times more energy and 10 times larger waves on a seismogram. Depth matters too: at 14 km this was a shallow earthquake, which is felt more strongly at the surface than a deeper one of the same size.

M1.0 releases about 4.6× the energy of M0.6, and its waves are about 2.8× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 477 g of TNT vs 104 g of TNT.

Each square is the energy of one M0.6. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.

Aftershocks and nearby activity

7 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M1.6 8 days ago. 7 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M0.6

7 later earthquakes nearby. Aftershock rates typically fall off roughly as 1/time (Omori's law).

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
70.220.512
77.661.6-1
79.830.81
84.110.12
165.111.41
195.951.6-1
201.940.6-1
  1. 1.613 km ESE of Enumclaw, Washington, United States11-04 21:30
  2. 1.64 km SE of Graham, Washington, United States11-09 19:47
  3. 1.442 km SSE of Enumclaw, Washington, United States11-08 12:57
  4. 0.842 km SSE of Enumclaw, Washington, United States11-04 23:40
  5. 0.639 km SE of Orting, Washington, United States11-10 01:47
  6. 0.524 km SE of Orting, Washington, United States11-04 14:03
  7. 0.142 km SSE of Enumclaw, Washington, United States11-05 03:57

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Event id uw714133351. First recorded here 2 Nov 2026, 04:35:40 UTC. Solutions: USGS · UW (usgs:uw714133351). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M0.6 earthquake 13 km ESE of Orting, Washington, United States”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/uw714133351-m0-6-earthquake-13-km-ese-of-orting-washington-united-states, data from USGS.

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