Oregon earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 3 km N of Mount Hood, Oregon

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 3 km N of Mount Hood, Oregon on Wed, Apr 29, 1981, 2:56 PM PDT (21:56 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 6 km W of Pine Grove, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-04-29 21:56:27 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.573° N, 121.573° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
97°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16579 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.810 km W of Pine Hollow, Oregon · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.16 km W of Pine Grove, Oregon · 16578 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.824 km S of Morton, Washington · 16578 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.137 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16576 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.734 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16576 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.57 km NNE of Government Camp, Oregon · 16574 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.924 km S of Morton, Washington · 16569 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.537 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16568 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.724 km S of Morton, Washington · 16568 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.524 km S of Morton, Washington · 16565 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.55 km N of La Center, Washington · 16557 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.538 km S of Morton, Washington · 16554 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16546 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.139 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16545 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.929 km SW of Packwood, Washington · 16545 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16544 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.324 km S of Morton, Washington · 16544 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 1.639 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16539 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16538 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 1.513 km ESE of Maupin, Oregon · 16536 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16536 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 3.216 km WSW of Bickleton, Washington · 16535 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 1.838 km S of Morton, Washington · 16535 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 1.839 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16535 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16534 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 2.524 km S of Morton, Washington · 16534 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 2.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16533 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16533 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16533 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16532 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16532 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16532 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16531 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16531 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 2.238 km S of Morton, Washington · 16531 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 2.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16530 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16530 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 2.137 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16530 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 1.532 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16530 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 2.439 km S of Morton, Washington · 16530 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 1.936 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16530 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16530 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 1.9Oregon · 16587 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.530 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16590 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.712 km SSW of Trout Lake, Washington · 16590 days ago · -1 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.831 km S of Morton, Washington · 16596 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.734 km S of Morton, Washington · 16596 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.731 km S of Morton, Washington · 16596 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16597 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16599 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.039 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16600 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.636 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16600 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.72 km NNE of Centerville, Washington · 16600 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16600 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.634 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16600 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.537 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16600 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16600 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.936 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16600 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16600 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.736 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16600 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16600 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16600 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10108083. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 7:52 PM UTC.