M2.1 earthquake 2 km NNE of Wallowa, Oregon
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 2 km NNE of Wallowa, Oregon on Thu, Oct 1, 1992, 4:07 AM PDT (11:07 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1992-10-01 11:07:38 UTC
- Depth
- 11.2 km (7.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.587° N, 117.518° 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 5.0 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.16
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 310°, 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.9Oregon · 12373 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.15 km ENE of Milton-Freewater, Oregon · 12372 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.917 km ESE of Milton-Freewater, Oregon · 12369 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10291413. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:21 PM UTC.