Oregon earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 4 km SE of Parkdale, Oregon

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 4 km SE of Parkdale, Oregon on Mon, Oct 11, 1982, 12:43 PM PDT (19:43 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 2 km NE of Brush Prairie, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-10-11 19:43:45 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.487° N, 121.555° 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, 4.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
126°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.538 km S of Morton, Washington · 16035 days ago · -2 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.539 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16035 days ago · -2 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16031 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.92 km NE of Brush Prairie, Washington · 16030 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16030 days ago · -2 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16029 days ago · -2 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16025 days ago · -2 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16020 days ago · -2 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16017 days ago · -2 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16015 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.236 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16008 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15998 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.538 km S of Morton, Washington · 15995 days ago · -2 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.14 km WSW of Lake Shore, Washington · 15993 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15992 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 1.517 km E of Maupin, Oregon · 16070 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.83 km S of Parkdale, Oregon · 16071 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.919 km S of Grass Valley, Oregon · 16075 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.516 km NNW of Shaniko, Oregon · 16075 days ago · 27 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.936 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16076 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10145533. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:25 PM UTC.