M2.1 earthquake 6 km W of Pine Grove, Oregon
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 6 km W of Pine Grove, Oregon on Sat, May 2, 1981, 12:51 PM PDT (19:51 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
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
- 1981-05-02 19:51:23 UTC
- Depth
- 4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.117° N, 121.443° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 131°
- 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 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.57 km NNE of Government Camp, Oregon · 16577 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.513 km ESE of Maupin, Oregon · 16539 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away
Before
- 1.810 km W of Pine Hollow, Oregon · 16581 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.83 km N of Mount Hood, Oregon · 16584 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.9Oregon · 16590 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.712 km SSW of Trout Lake, Washington · 16593 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.72 km NNE of Centerville, Washington · 16602 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10099303. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 3:30 PM UTC.