Oregon earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 11 km WNW of Parkdale, Oregon

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 11 km WNW of Parkdale, Oregon on Wed, Jul 9, 1980, 8:26 PM PDT (03:26 UTC), 2 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 27 km S of Morton, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-07-10 03:26:06 UTC
Depth
2.4 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.575° N, 121.725° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
243°, 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: 57 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.530 km S of Morton, Washington · 16873 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.427 km S of Morton, Washington · 16870 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.427 km S of Morton, Washington · 16870 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.218 km E of Goldendale, Washington · 16870 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.931 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16869 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.032 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16869 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 3.532 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16866 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.833 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16866 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.033 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16866 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.832 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16865 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 3.738 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16865 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.633 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16865 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 3.133 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16865 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.132 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16863 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16863 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16863 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16863 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.736 km S of Morton, Washington · 16863 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16863 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16863 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16863 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16863 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16863 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16863 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16863 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 2.138 km S of Morton, Washington · 16863 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 2.139 km S of Morton, Washington · 16863 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16863 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 2.137 km S of Morton, Washington · 16863 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16863 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 2.139 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16863 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 2.732 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16862 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 1.732 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16862 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 2.527 km S of Morton, Washington · 16861 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 2.132 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16858 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 2.333 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16857 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 2.133 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16857 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 2.232 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16856 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 2.233 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16856 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 2.21 km NW of Columbia City, Oregon · 16856 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 2.333 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16854 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 1.732 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16850 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 2.532 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16850 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 1.732 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16849 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 2.332 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16849 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 2.433 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16847 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 1.919 km E of Goldendale, Washington · 16847 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 2.133 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16847 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 2.035 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16846 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 1.97 km SW of Felida, Washington · 16843 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 2.17 km WSW of Lake Shore, Washington · 16843 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 1.938 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16840 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  53. 2.27 km WSW of Lake Shore, Washington · 16840 days ago · 23 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 2.334 km WSW of Tampico, Washington · 16833 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 1.733 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16827 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 2.728 km S of Morton, Washington · 16819 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 1.728 km S of Morton, Washington · 16819 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 2.26 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 16877 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.96 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 16877 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.523 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16878 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.032 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16878 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.729 km S of Morton, Washington · 16878 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.932 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16879 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 3.232 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16879 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.432 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16879 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.832 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16879 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 3.132 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16879 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 3.26 km SSW of Wapanitia, Oregon · 16879 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.523 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16879 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.823 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16879 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.522 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16880 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.730 km S of Morton, Washington · 16886 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.621 km S of Morton, Washington · 16888 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.833 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16890 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 2.333 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16890 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.725 km S of Morton, Washington · 16896 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.034 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16897 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10081413. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:21 PM UTC.