M1.5 earthquake 7 km NW of Detroit, Oregon
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 7 km NW of Detroit, Oregon on Wed, Sep 1, 1982, 1:59 PM PDT (20:59 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.2 7 km NE of Sheridan, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-09-01 20:59:59 UTC
- Depth
- 1.8 km (1.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 44.773° N, 122.219° 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.
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 173°
- Stations used
- 3
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.820 km ENE of Springfield, Oregon · 16092 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.029 km NNE of Detroit, Oregon · 16091 days ago · -1 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.14 km SSE of Sodaville, Oregon · 16086 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.27 km NE of Sheridan, Oregon · 16083 days ago · 30 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.83 km S of Parkdale, Oregon · 16078 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.54 km SE of Parkdale, Oregon · 16059 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
Before
- 1.67 km N of Scotts Mills, Oregon · 16107 days ago · 24 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.48 km NNE of Government Camp, Oregon · 16114 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.86 km WSW of Pine Grove, Oregon · 16114 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.610 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 16115 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10141758. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:29 AM UTC.