M1.6 earthquake 14 km NW of Shaniko, Oregon
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 14 km NW of Shaniko, Oregon on Sat, Sep 23, 2000, 11:22 PM PDT (06:22 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.2 14 km NNW of Klickitat, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-09-24 06:22:39 UTC
- Depth
- 14.5 km (9.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.083° N, 120.899° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 93°
- Stations used
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.59 km SE of Maupin, Oregon · 9496 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.214 km NNW of Klickitat, Washington · 9491 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.914 km NW of Shaniko, Oregon · 9488 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.87 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 9467 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10509353. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:04 AM UTC.