M1.7 earthquake 7 km SSE of Scotts Mills, Oregon
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 7 km SSE of Scotts Mills, Oregon on Sat, Dec 2, 2000, 7:04 AM PST (15:04 UTC), 15 km (10 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 7 km NNE of Adair Village, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-12-02 15:04:50 UTC
- Depth
- 15.4 km (9.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 44.985° N, 122.631° 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, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 90°
- Stations used
- 21
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.94 km SE of Mulino, Oregon · 9428 days ago · 18 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.17 km NNE of Adair Village, Oregon · 9406 days ago · 62 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.217 km E of Lacomb, Oregon · 9396 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.08 km SW of Felida, Washington · 9392 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.68 km E of Government Camp, Oregon · 9387 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.57 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 9387 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.08 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 9385 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.9Washington-Oregon border region · 9385 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.87 km E of Government Camp, Oregon · 9376 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10513818. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:04 PM UTC.