Oregon earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 4 km WNW of Sandy, Oregon

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 4 km WNW of Sandy, Oregon on Wed, May 5, 1982, 2:54 PM PDT (21:54 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-05-05 21:54:59 UTC
Depth
1.5 km (0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.407° N, 122.313° 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.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
274°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
3

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 54 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16210 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16207 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16205 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16205 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.938 km S of Morton, Washington · 16205 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16204 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16202 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16202 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16202 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.836 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16202 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16202 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16202 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16202 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16202 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16202 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 3.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16202 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 2.036 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 2.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 2.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 2.336 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16200 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16200 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16200 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16200 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16200 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16200 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16200 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16200 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  45. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16200 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 1.736 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16200 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 2.139 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16200 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16199 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16199 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 1.82 km NE of Brush Prairie, Washington · 16189 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 2.02 km ESE of Deer Island, Oregon · 16182 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
  52. 1.636 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16171 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 1.915 km N of Government Camp, Oregon · 16165 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  54. 2.08 km WNW of North Portland, Oregon · 16158 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 1.727 km E of Castle Rock, Washington · 16222 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.7Washington · 16222 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.310 km S of Dufur, Oregon · 16224 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.436 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16239 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16239 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16240 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.010 km ENE of Kalama, Washington · 16240 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16240 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10132803. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:50 AM UTC.