Oregon earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 16 km E of Maupin, Oregon

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 16 km E of Maupin, Oregon on Fri, Aug 14, 1987, 1:09 PM PDT (20:09 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 10 km ESE of Condon, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-08-14 20:09:31 UTC
Depth
16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.164° N, 120.871° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
190°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.117 km ESE of Maupin, Oregon · 14289 days ago · 24 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.716 km E of Maupin, Oregon · 14287 days ago · 20 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.816 km E of Maupin, Oregon · 14287 days ago · 22 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.818 km NNW of Shaniko, Oregon · 14286 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.518 km E of Maupin, Oregon · 14284 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.817 km NNW of Shaniko, Oregon · 14283 days ago · 18 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 3.110 km ESE of Condon, Oregon · 14268 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.910 km ESE of Condon, Oregon · 14268 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.312 km ESE of Condon, Oregon · 14267 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.410 km ESE of Condon, Oregon · 14267 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.79 km SE of Condon, Oregon · 14264 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.821 km NNE of Goldendale, Washington · 14254 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.53 km NNW of Mount Hood Village, Oregon · 14252 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.711 km ESE of Condon, Oregon · 14246 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.010 km SE of Condon, Oregon · 14234 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 1.616 km E of Maupin, Oregon · 14293 days ago · 24 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.417 km E of Maupin, Oregon · 14298 days ago · 27 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.616 km E of Maupin, Oregon · 14298 days ago · 24 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.816 km E of Maupin, Oregon · 14298 days ago · 25 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.47 km E of Government Camp, Oregon · 14310 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.78 km E of Government Camp, Oregon · 14317 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10222823. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:02 PM UTC.