M3.2 earthquake 113 km WSW of Brookings, Oregon
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 113 km WSW of Brookings, Oregon on Thu, Aug 13, 1981, 12:41 PM PDT (19:41 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 128 km W of Trinidad, California. This one was a foreshock.
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
- 1981-08-13 19:41:21 UTC
- Depth
- 2.0 km (1.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.709° N, 125.575° 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 32.9 km horizontally, 23.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 332°, 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.8100 km W of Trinidad, California · 16452 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.7116 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 16416 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.1128 km W of Trinidad, California · 16415 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1066705. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 8:56 AM UTC.