M2.3 earthquake 2 km SE of Chenoweth, Oregon
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 2 km SE of Chenoweth, Oregon on Wed, Nov 6, 1985, 5:07 PM PST (01:07 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-11-07 01:07:29 UTC
- Depth
- -1.1 km (-0.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.612° N, 121.215° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 2.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 46°
- Stations used
- 27
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.84 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 14911 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.528 km NW of Carson, Washington · 14907 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14884 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.66 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 14884 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14875 days ago · -2 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.38 km W of Roosevelt, Washington · 14871 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10198608. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:03 AM UTC.