Oregon earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 1 km NE of Oak Hills, Oregon

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 1 km NE of Oak Hills, Oregon on Mon, Jun 6, 1983, 9:43 AM PDT (16:43 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-06-06 16:43:53 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.548° N, 122.829° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
211°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15810 days ago · -2 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.039 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15809 days ago · -2 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.724 km S of Morton, Washington · 15809 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15809 days ago · -2 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.938 km S of Morton, Washington · 15809 days ago · -2 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15809 days ago · -2 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.739 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15809 days ago · -2 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15808 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15808 days ago · -2 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15808 days ago · -2 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.639 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15807 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.739 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15806 days ago · -2 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15806 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15800 days ago · -2 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15795 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15794 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15793 days ago · -2 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15791 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15786 days ago · -2 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15785 days ago · -2 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 1.739 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15785 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 1.838 km S of Morton, Washington · 15784 days ago · -2 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15782 days ago · -2 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15778 days ago · -2 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 1.88 km SSE of Molalla, Oregon · 15773 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15770 days ago · -2 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 2.19 km ENE of Kalama, Washington · 15762 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 2.48 km ENE of Kalama, Washington · 15762 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 2.38 km ENE of Kalama, Washington · 15762 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15755 days ago · -2 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 1.539 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15816 days ago · -2 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15817 days ago · -2 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15817 days ago · -2 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15819 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15820 days ago · -2 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.636 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15821 days ago · -2 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15821 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.734 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 15821 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15821 days ago · -2 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15821 days ago · -2 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15822 days ago · -2 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.739 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15822 days ago · -2 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15824 days ago · -2 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.039 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15824 days ago · -2 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15825 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15826 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15826 days ago · -2 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15827 days ago · -2 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15828 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15828 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10155883. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:03 AM UTC.