M2.1 earthquake 28 km SSE of La Pine, Oregon
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 28 km SSE of La Pine, Oregon on Sun, Jul 19, 1981, 7:21 PM PDT (02:21 UTC), -2 km (-1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.3 22 km S of La Pine, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-07-20 02:21:09 UTC
- Depth
- -1.7 km (-1.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 43.420° N, 121.428° 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 129°
- Stations used
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.820 km SE of Oakridge, Oregon · 16501 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.322 km S of La Pine, Oregon · 16501 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayOregon earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10117363. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 1:38 PM UTC.