M2.0 earthquake 10 km SE of Condon, Oregon
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 10 km SE of Condon, Oregon on Sun, Oct 11, 1987, 1:38 PM PDT (20:38 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.3 8 km ESE of Condon, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-10-11 20:38:45 UTC
- Depth
- 2.4 km (1.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.179° N, 120.081° 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 2.1 km horizontally, 5.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 164°
- Stations used
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.38 km ESE of Condon, Oregon · 14188 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.79 km ESE of Condon, Oregon · 14188 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayOregon earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10225213. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:25 PM UTC.