M2.3 earthquake 8 km WSW of Wapanitia, Oregon
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 8 km WSW of Wapanitia, Oregon on Mon, Feb 4, 1980, 8:27 AM PST (16:27 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.4 13 km SW 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
- 2.3 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-02-04 16:27:35 UTC
- Depth
- 4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.215° N, 121.811° 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 16.1 km horizontally, 5.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.22
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 290°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 0
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.413 km SW of Wapanitia, Oregon · 17029 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.82 km NW of Hockinson, Washington · 16986 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.430 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16981 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.827 km ENE of Amboy, Washington · 16981 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10075253. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:40 AM UTC.