M1.8 earthquake 19 km NNE of Lexington, Oregon
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 19 km NNE of Lexington, Oregon on Wed, Aug 19, 1981, 3:36 PM PDT (22:36 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.2 13 km SSE of Benton City, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-08-19 22:36:15 UTC
- Depth
- 2.4 km (1.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.598° N, 119.575° 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 2.0 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 176°
- Stations used
- 19
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10130373. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:28 PM UTC.