Oregon earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 8 km NNE of Government Camp, Oregon

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 8 km NNE of Government Camp, Oregon on Wed, Aug 18, 1982, 4:50 AM PDT (11:50 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1982-08-18 11:50:37 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.372° N, 121.697° W
Region
Oregon
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
26°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16106 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16105 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.67 km N of Scotts Mills, Oregon · 16099 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.57 km NW of Detroit, Oregon · 16092 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.029 km NNE of Detroit, Oregon · 16083 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.936 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16075 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.516 km NNW of Shaniko, Oregon · 16074 days ago · 27 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.919 km S of Grass Valley, Oregon · 16074 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.83 km S of Parkdale, Oregon · 16071 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.517 km E of Maupin, Oregon · 16070 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.54 km SE of Parkdale, Oregon · 16052 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away

Before

  1. 1.86 km WSW of Pine Grove, Oregon · 16106 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16107 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.610 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 16107 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16107 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.942 km WNW of Trout Lake, Washington · 16107 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16109 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.518 km E of Maupin, Oregon · 16128 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.633 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16129 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.029 km NNE of Detroit, Oregon · 16133 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10143528. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:20 AM UTC.