M1.5 earthquake 17 km E of Maupin, Oregon
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 17 km E of Maupin, Oregon on Thu, Sep 23, 1982, 2:33 AM PDT (09:33 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.
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
- 1982-09-23 09:33:10 UTC
- Depth
- 11.6 km (7.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.180° N, 120.855° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 107°
- Stations used
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
Earthquakes todayOregon earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10146208. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:50 PM UTC.