Oregon earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 21 km NE of Lexington, Oregon

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Lexington, Oregon on Thu, Jun 14, 1984, 7:19 PM PDT (02:19 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 22 km ENE of Ukiah, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-06-15 02:19:21 UTC
Depth
20.6 km (12.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.560° N, 119.456° 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 2.4 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
246°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10176898. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:25 PM UTC.