M2.1 earthquake 4 km SSE of Sodaville, Oregon
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 4 km SSE of Sodaville, Oregon on Tue, Sep 14, 1982, 6:33 PM PDT (01:33 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.2 7 km NE of Sheridan, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-09-15 01:33:09 UTC
- Depth
- 10.7 km (6.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 44.452° N, 122.842° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 3.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.32
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 149°
- Stations used
- 7
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 uw10143988. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:52 PM UTC.