Oregon earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 2 km S of Beaverton, Oregon

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2 km S of Beaverton, Oregon on Wed, Oct 3, 2001, 10:35 PM PDT (05:35 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 3 km NNE of Government Camp, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2001-10-04 05:35:11 UTC
Depth
23.9 km (14.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.466° N, 122.803° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
159°
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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.52 km E of Hockinson, Washington · 9114 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.29 km SE of Rose Lodge, Oregon · 9106 days ago · 42 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 9105 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.52 km NE of Brush Prairie, Washington · 9091 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.733 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 9086 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.43 km NNE of Government Camp, Oregon · 9068 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.8Washington-Oregon border region · 9068 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.13 km NNE of Government Camp, Oregon · 9068 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 2.322 km W of Yamhill, Oregon · 9128 days ago · 23 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.54 km NNE of Government Camp, Oregon · 9133 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 9136 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.92 km E of Government Camp, Oregon · 9146 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.53 km E of Government Camp, Oregon · 9146 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.52 km E of Government Camp, Oregon · 9146 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.91 km E of Government Camp, Oregon · 9147 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.12 km E of Government Camp, Oregon · 9147 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.51 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 9148 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.81 km E of Government Camp, Oregon · 9149 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.32 km E of Government Camp, Oregon · 9149 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.02 km E of Government Camp, Oregon · 9149 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.52 km E of Government Camp, Oregon · 9150 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.619 km E of Kelso, Washington · 9157 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10533878. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:19 PM UTC.