M1.5 earthquake 17 km E of Maupin, Oregon
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 17 km E of Maupin, Oregon on Sun, Apr 2, 2000, 6:44 AM PDT (13:44 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.2 8 km SE of Condon, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-04-02 13:44:33 UTC
- Depth
- 15.9 km (9.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.153° N, 120.858° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 82°
- Stations used
- 11
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.81 km ESE of The Dalles, Oregon · 9665 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.69 km N of Roosevelt, WA · 9661 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.07 km ESE of Condon, Oregon · 9658 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.28 km SE of Condon, Oregon · 9658 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.16 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 9635 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.76 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 9633 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.95 km NW of Goldendale, Washington · 9627 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10491848. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:24 AM UTC.