M2.6 earthquake 11 km NNE of Boardman, Oregon
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 11 km NNE of Boardman, Oregon on Mon, Mar 3, 1980, 4:42 PM PST (00:42 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-03-04 00:42:17 UTC
- Depth
- -0.4 km (-0.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.940° N, 119.664° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 275°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.63 km S of Finley, Washington · 16996 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.55 km NE of Mesa, Washington · 16988 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.69 km ENE of Burbank, Washington · 16986 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.69 km ENE of Burbank, Washington · 16986 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.69 km ENE of Burbank, Washington · 16985 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.59 km ENE of Burbank, Washington · 16985 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.95 km NE of Burbank, Washington · 16984 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.06 km WNW of Highland, Washington · 16982 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.26 km ENE of Mesa, Washington · 16947 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10075428. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 7:58 AM UTC.