M3.9 earthquake 15 km SSE of Boardman, Oregon
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 15 km SSE of Boardman, Oregon on Sun, Feb 10, 1985, 12:29 PM PST (20:29 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-02-10 20:29:31 UTC
- Depth
- 18.1 km (11.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.705° N, 119.635° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 210°, 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: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10186478 (also filed as usp0002bsy). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:29 PM UTC.