M3.1 earthquake 7 km NNE of Boardman, Oregon
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 7 km NNE of Boardman, Oregon on Fri, Mar 11, 1977, 2:50 PM PST (22:50 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-03-11 22:50:11 UTC
- Depth
- -0.5 km (-0.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.899° N, 119.666° 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 136°
- 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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.93 km SSW of Benton City, Washington · 18088 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.97 km NNE of Boardman, Oregon · 18070 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayOregon earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10843293. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 5:22 AM UTC.