M3.9 earthquake 8 km WSW of Irrigon, Oregon
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 8 km WSW of Irrigon, Oregon on Fri, Aug 7, 1992, 10:23 AM PDT (17:23 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1992-08-07 17:23:17 UTC
- Depth
- -0.0 km (-0.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.860° N, 119.589° W
- Region
- Oregon
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.9 | Md, duration | Pacific Northwest Seismic Network | Preferred · Final · ±0.03 · 16 stations |
| 3.9 | Md, duration | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Reviewed |
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (V) at Paterson, Washington and Irrigon, Oregon. Also felt at Boardman, Hector, Milton-Freewater, Stanfield and Umatilla, Oregon.
From the USGS event page for uw10292878. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.03
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 83°
- Stations used
- 30
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.920 km SSE of Royal City, Washington · 12468 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.86 km N of Milton-Freewater, Oregon · 12466 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.36 km NNE of Richland, Washington · 12458 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.614 km N of Touchet, Washington · 12458 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.84 km N of Milton-Freewater, Oregon · 12428 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
Before
- 2.85 km SSW of College Place, Washington · 12476 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.010 km SW of Prescott, Washington · 12491 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.221 km SSE of Harrah, Washington · 12496 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.121 km SSW of Toppenish, Washington · 12499 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10292878 (also filed as usp0005c4c). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:07 PM UTC.