Oregon earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 16 km E of Maupin, Oregon

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 16 km E of Maupin, Oregon on Wed, Aug 19, 1987, 10:45 PM PDT (05:45 UTC), 22 km (14 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
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-08-20 05:45:02 UTC
Depth
22.3 km (13.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.158° N, 120.872° 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

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Location uncertainty
About 2.5 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
191°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
18

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10223908. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:35 PM UTC.