M2.3 earthquake 2 km NW of Wapanitia, Oregon
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 2 km NW of Wapanitia, Oregon on Wed, Sep 17, 1980, 4:46 PM PDT (23:46 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
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
- 1980-09-17 23:46:02 UTC
- Depth
- 4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.271° N, 121.742° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.46
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 99°
- 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: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10087863. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:18 PM UTC.