Oregon earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 8 km WNW of North Portland, Oregon

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 8 km WNW of North Portland, Oregon on Sat, Jun 26, 1982, 10:30 PM PDT (05:30 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-06-27 05:30:43 UTC
Depth
18.3 km (11.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.645° N, 122.801° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
122°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.526 km E of Wheeler, Oregon · 16154 days ago · 27 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.631 km NE of Yacolt, Washington · 16147 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.710 km S of Parkdale, Oregon · 16141 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.537 km S of Morton, Washington · 16139 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.029 km NNE of Detroit, Oregon · 16133 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.624 km S of Morton, Washington · 16131 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.633 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16129 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.625 km S of Morton, Washington · 16126 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16116 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.918 km W of Banks, Oregon · 16115 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16109 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16108 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.942 km WNW of Trout Lake, Washington · 16107 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16107 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16107 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.610 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 16107 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16107 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16107 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16106 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16106 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 1.913 km SE of Mossyrock, Washington · 16106 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 3.48 km NNE of Government Camp, Oregon · 16106 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16106 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16105 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 2.322 km S of Morton, Washington · 16105 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 1.525 km S of Morton, Washington · 16099 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 1.67 km N of Scotts Mills, Oregon · 16099 days ago · 24 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 1.915 km N of Government Camp, Oregon · 16166 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.823 km S of Morton, Washington · 16171 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.636 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16171 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.525 km S of Morton, Washington · 16172 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.628 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16177 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.520 km S of Morton, Washington · 16180 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.02 km ESE of Deer Island, Oregon · 16182 days ago · 23 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.922 km S of Morton, Washington · 16184 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.823 km S of Morton, Washington · 16185 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 3.024 km S of Morton, Washington · 16185 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.723 km S of Morton, Washington · 16188 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10141113. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC.