M1.6 earthquake 17 km E of Maupin, Oregon
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 17 km E of Maupin, Oregon on Mon, Mar 26, 2001, 5:26 PM PST (01:26 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.4 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
- 1.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-03-27 01:26:47 UTC
- Depth
- 16.1 km (10.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.172° N, 120.862° 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, 2.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 77°
- Stations used
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.513 km SSE of Maupin, Oregon · 9312 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.47 km SE of Condon, Oregon · 9307 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.78 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 9305 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.712 km NNE of Roosevelt, Washington · 9292 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.212 km ESE of Maupin, Oregon · 9281 days ago · 18 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.712 km NW of Lonerock, Oregon · 9261 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.96 km SE of Condon, Oregon · 9260 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10528393. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:31 PM UTC.