M2.1 earthquake 19 km W of Fossil, Oregon
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 19 km W of Fossil, Oregon on Fri, Jun 4, 1982, 12:00 PM PDT (19:00 UTC), -1 km (-1 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
- 1982-06-04 19:00:28 UTC
- Depth
- -1.3 km (-0.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.002° N, 120.464° 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 29.2 km horizontally, 11.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.36
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 275°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 7
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
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10135343. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:47 PM UTC.