M2.3 earthquake 0 km NNW of Metzger, Oregon
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 0 km NNW of Metzger, Oregon on Sun, Jan 15, 1989, 1:01 PM PST (21:01 UTC), 22 km (14 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, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1989-01-15 21:01:14 UTC
- Depth
- 22.5 km (14.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.450° N, 122.760° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 161°
- Stations used
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13765 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.738 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 13761 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.611 km E of Molalla, Oregon · 13740 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13740 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13739 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13739 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13729 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10240883. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:43 AM UTC.