M2.3 earthquake 9 km SW of Clatskanie, Oregon
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 9 km SW of Clatskanie, Oregon on Tue, Jun 19, 1973, 3:26 PM PDT (22:26 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-06-19 22:26:38 UTC
- Depth
- 17.0 km (10.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.054° N, 123.303° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 2.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 287°, 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.7Washington · 19448 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.94 km NNE of Willapa, Washington · 19433 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.932 km E of Castle Rock, Washington · 19401 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10856438. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:52 AM UTC.