Oregon earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 19 km WSW of Shaniko, Oregon

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 19 km WSW of Shaniko, Oregon on Mon, Jun 29, 1987, 7:04 PM PDT (02:04 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-06-30 02:04:26 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.965° N, 120.993° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 3.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
133°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.78 km E of Government Camp, Oregon · 14308 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.47 km E of Government Camp, Oregon · 14302 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.816 km E of Maupin, Oregon · 14290 days ago · 25 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.616 km E of Maupin, Oregon · 14289 days ago · 24 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 2.417 km E of Maupin, Oregon · 14289 days ago · 27 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.616 km E of Maupin, Oregon · 14284 days ago · 24 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.516 km E of Maupin, Oregon · 14283 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.117 km ESE of Maupin, Oregon · 14280 days ago · 24 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 1.716 km E of Maupin, Oregon · 14278 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.816 km E of Maupin, Oregon · 14278 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.818 km NNW of Shaniko, Oregon · 14277 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.518 km E of Maupin, Oregon · 14276 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.817 km NNW of Shaniko, Oregon · 14274 days ago · 18 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10223063. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:02 AM UTC.