M2.3 earthquake 8 km ESE of Condon, Oregon
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 8 km ESE of Condon, Oregon on Wed, Nov 18, 1987, 4:42 AM PST (12:42 UTC), -1 km (0 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
- 1987-11-18 12:42:24 UTC
- Depth
- -0.6 km (-0.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.203° N, 120.088° 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, 7.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 162°
- Stations used
- 31
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10226418. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:22 AM UTC.