M2.8 earthquake 6 km N of Boardman, Oregon
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 6 km N of Boardman, Oregon on Fri, Apr 18, 1969, 9:46 PM GMT-8 (05:46 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.8 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1969-04-19 05:46:02 UTC
- Depth
- -0.3 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.898° N, 119.704° W
- Region
- Oregon
- 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 1.0 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.23
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 318°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.514 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 20926 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.214 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 20924 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayOregon earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10835213. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:10 PM UTC.