M1.6 earthquake 7 km N of Scotts Mills, Oregon
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7 km N of Scotts Mills, Oregon on Wed, Aug 25, 1982, 2:27 AM PDT (09:27 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.0 29 km NNE of Detroit, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-08-25 09:27:10 UTC
- Depth
- 24.2 km (15.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.110° N, 122.683° 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 2.2 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 210°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.57 km NW of Detroit, Oregon · 16092 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.029 km NNE of Detroit, Oregon · 16084 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.14 km SSE of Sodaville, Oregon · 16079 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.27 km NE of Sheridan, Oregon · 16076 days ago · 30 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.83 km S of Parkdale, Oregon · 16071 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.54 km SE of Parkdale, Oregon · 16052 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
Before
- 3.48 km NNE of Government Camp, Oregon · 16106 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.86 km WSW of Pine Grove, Oregon · 16107 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.610 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 16107 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.918 km W of Banks, Oregon · 16115 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10145113. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:39 PM UTC.