M2.0 earthquake 10 km W of Odell, Oregon
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 10 km W of Odell, Oregon on Sat, Nov 4, 1972, 3:55 PM PST (23:55 UTC), 43 km (27 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.1 27 km S of Morton, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1972-11-04 23:55:24 UTC
- Depth
- 43.0 km (26.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.611° N, 121.671° 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 3.9 km horizontally
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 330°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.127 km S of Morton, Washington · 19674 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.12 km NE of Felida, Washington · 19667 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.5Washington · 19661 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.335 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 19661 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10854723. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:11 AM UTC.