M3.0 earthquake 3 km WSW of Molalla, Oregon
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 3 km WSW of Molalla, Oregon on Fri, Nov 22, 1985, 2:27 PM PST (22:27 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-11-22 22:27:02 UTC
- Depth
- 24.3 km (15.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.138° N, 122.616° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 107°
- Stations used
- 47
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.84 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 14912 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.528 km NW of Carson, Washington · 14907 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.66 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 14884 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.59 km ENE of Kalama, Washington · 14878 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.54 km NNE of La Center, WA · 14873 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10200148. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:59 AM UTC.