Oregon earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 4 km NNW of Mount Hood, Oregon

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 4 km NNW of Mount Hood, Oregon on Wed, Aug 16, 2000, 2:25 PM PDT (21:25 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 33 km SW of White Swan, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2000-08-16 21:25:19 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.579° N, 121.589° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
106°
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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.617 km ENE of Yacolt, Washington · 9536 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.433 km SW of White Swan, Washington · 9528 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 9528 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.7Washington-Oregon border region · 9515 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.85 km S of Odell, Oregon · 9514 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.54 km ESE of Mulino, Oregon · 9511 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.56 km SSW of Molalla, Oregon · 9507 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.51 km SSW of Molalla, Oregon · 9507 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.614 km NW of Shaniko, Oregon · 9502 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.524 km S of Morton, Washington · 9502 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.59 km SE of Maupin, Oregon · 9496 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.935 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 9495 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.6Washington · 9495 days ago · -2 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.214 km NNW of Klickitat, Washington · 9491 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.60 km WSW of Amboy, Washington · 9491 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.536 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 9491 days ago · -2 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.914 km NW of Shaniko, Oregon · 9488 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.231 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 9486 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 1.56 km NE of Molalla, Oregon · 9548 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.0Washington · 9558 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.67 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 9563 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10506343. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:15 AM UTC.