M2.4 earthquake 12 km NW of Pendleton, Oregon
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 12 km NW of Pendleton, Oregon on Tue, May 21, 1985, 3:58 AM PDT (10:58 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), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-05-21 10:58:42 UTC
- Depth
- 15.9 km (9.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.755° N, 118.897° 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, 1.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 112°
- Stations used
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
Earthquakes todayOregon earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10191318. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 8:15 AM UTC.