M1.7 earthquake 6 km W of Pendleton, Oregon
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 6 km W of Pendleton, Oregon on Tue, Nov 28, 1972, 2:00 PM PST (22:00 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.6 17 km S of Mesa, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1972-11-28 22:00:08 UTC
- Depth
- 1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.671° N, 118.870° 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 1.8 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.35
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 259°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 15
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10855008. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:44 AM UTC.