M2.1 earthquake 13 km NW of Boardman, Oregon
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 13 km NW of Boardman, Oregon on Wed, Feb 14, 1979, 5:23 PM PST (01:23 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 7 km SE of Mabton, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-02-15 01:23:31 UTC
- Depth
- -0.5 km (-0.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.936° N, 119.806° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 259°, 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.67 km SE of Mabton, Washington · 17384 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.711 km S of Mesa, Washington · 17339 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10849008. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:59 AM UTC.