M1.7 earthquake 0 km SW of Saint Paul, Oregon
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 0 km SW of Saint Paul, Oregon on Thu, Jul 3, 1980, 1:15 PM PDT (20:15 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 6 km SSW of Wapanitia, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-07-03 20:15:15 UTC
- Depth
- 29.4 km (18.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.207° N, 122.982° 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 12.6 km horizontally, 4.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.18
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 339°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.26 km SSW of Wapanitia, Oregon · 16884 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.21 km NW of Columbia City, Oregon · 16861 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.97 km SW of Felida, Washington · 16848 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.17 km WSW of Lake Shore, Washington · 16848 days ago · 24 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.27 km WSW of Lake Shore, Washington · 16845 days ago · 23 km deep · 53 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10080398. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:02 PM UTC.