M1.9 earthquake 5 km SE of Molalla, Oregon
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 5 km SE of Molalla, Oregon on Mon, Jul 16, 2001, 4:37 AM PDT (11:37 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.9 1 km E of Government Camp, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-07-16 11:37:35 UTC
- Depth
- 12.0 km (7.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.117° N, 122.515° 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, 3.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 80°
- 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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.66 km SE of Molalla, Oregon · 9172 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.52 km E of Government Camp, Oregon · 9149 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.02 km E of Government Camp, Oregon · 9149 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.32 km E of Government Camp, Oregon · 9149 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.81 km E of Government Camp, Oregon · 9149 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.51 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 9148 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.12 km E of Government Camp, Oregon · 9147 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.91 km E of Government Camp, Oregon · 9147 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10538998. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:31 PM UTC.