M2.4 earthquake 2 km W of Tutuilla, Oregon
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 2 km W of Tutuilla, Oregon on Wed, Aug 31, 1983, 1:05 PM PDT (20:05 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.4 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-08-31 20:05:01 UTC
- Depth
- 16.3 km (10.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.623° N, 118.733° 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, 0.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 268°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 4
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.41 km SSW of Waitsburg, Washington · 15731 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.73 km NNW of Highland, Washington · 15701 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayOregon earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10163618. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:37 AM UTC.