Oregon earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 1 km E of Government Camp, Oregon

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 1 km E of Government Camp, Oregon on Wed, Sep 12, 2001, 10:23 PM PDT (05:23 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 1 km E of Government Camp, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2001-09-13 05:23:08 UTC
Depth
3.7 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.302° N, 121.732° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
42°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.51 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 9152 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.12 km E of Government Camp, Oregon · 9151 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.91 km E of Government Camp, Oregon · 9151 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.52 km E of Government Camp, Oregon · 9150 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.53 km E of Government Camp, Oregon · 9150 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.92 km E of Government Camp, Oregon · 9149 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.54 km NNE of Government Camp, Oregon · 9137 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.62 km S of Beaverton, Oregon · 9131 days ago · 24 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.410 km E of Goldendale, Washington · 9128 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.52 km E of Hockinson, Washington · 9117 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.012 km E of Mount Hood, Oregon · 9116 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.52 km NE of Brush Prairie, Washington · 9094 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 2.32 km E of Government Camp, Oregon · 9153 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.02 km E of Government Camp, Oregon · 9153 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.52 km E of Government Camp, Oregon · 9153 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.66 km SE of Molalla, Oregon · 9176 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10539593. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:36 AM UTC.