M1.6 earthquake 4 km SW of Molalla, Oregon
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 4 km SW of Molalla, Oregon on Sun, Jan 4, 1981, 12:59 AM PST (08:59 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.7 13 km NNE of Mount Hood Village, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-01-04 08:59:54 UTC
- Depth
- 18.9 km (11.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.125° N, 122.619° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 3.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.23
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 159°
- 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 SW of Felida, Washington · 16684 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.713 km NNE of Mount Hood Village, Oregon · 16669 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.62 km ESE of Vancouver, Washington · 16656 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.83 km ESE of Vancouver, Washington · 16656 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10090998. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 12:33 AM UTC.