M1.5 earthquake 5 km SW of Detroit, Oregon
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 5 km SW of Detroit, Oregon on Thu, Aug 27, 1981, 12:27 PM PDT (19:27 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.6 3 km WSW of Tygh Valley, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-08-27 19:27:03 UTC
- Depth
- 1.2 km (0.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 44.692° N, 122.191° 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.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 216°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 4
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.63 km WSW of Tygh Valley, Oregon · 16455 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.632 km NNE of Detroit, Oregon · 16448 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.58 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 16424 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.717 km N of Warm Springs, Oregon · 16409 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10133013. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:20 PM UTC.