M2.7 earthquake 17 km SSE of Maupin, Oregon
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 17 km SSE of Maupin, Oregon on Wed, Aug 25, 1976, 4:12 PM PDT (23:12 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.9 13 km ESE of Maupin, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-08-25 23:12:45 UTC
- Depth
- 14.7 km (9.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.032° N, 120.977° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 253°, 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: 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 uw10842053. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC.