M1.7 earthquake 12 km NW of Lonerock, Oregon
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 12 km NW of Lonerock, Oregon on Wed, May 23, 2001, 9:13 AM PDT (16:13 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.6 7 km SE of Condon, 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
- 2001-05-23 16:13:40 UTC
- Depth
- 14.5 km (9.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.172° N, 119.985° 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 2.8 km horizontally, 7.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 193°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 15
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.96 km SE of Condon, Oregon · 9260 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.98 km ESE of Condon, Oregon · 9255 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.08 km ESE of Condon, Oregon · 9254 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.87 km ESE of Condon, Oregon · 9253 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.57 km ESE of Condon, Oregon · 9238 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.910 km NE of Condon, Oregon · 9236 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.67 km SE of Condon, Oregon · 9236 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.98 km SE of Condon, Oregon · 9211 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10528478. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 PM UTC.