Oregon earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 5 km ENE of Umapine, Oregon

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 5 km ENE of Umapine, Oregon on Thu, Dec 26, 1985, 10:19 AM PST (18:19 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 8 km ESE of Wallula, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-12-26 18:19:23 UTC
Depth
3.5 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.989° N, 118.427° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
196°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
15

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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.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10200818. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:36 PM UTC.