M3.2 earthquake 6 km SSW of Wapanitia, Oregon
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 6 km SSW of Wapanitia, Oregon on Sun, Jul 6, 1980, 6:17 PM PDT (01:17 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-07-07 01:17:06 UTC
- Depth
- 12.2 km (7.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.200° N, 121.734° 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 4.3 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 257°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 32
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.96 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 16877 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.26 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 16877 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.111 km WNW of Parkdale, Oregon · 16876 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.97 km SW of Felida, Washington · 16843 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.17 km WSW of Lake Shore, Washington · 16843 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.27 km WSW of Lake Shore, Washington · 16839 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10080978 (also filed as usp00018q4). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:11 PM UTC.