M2.0 earthquake 12 km E of Mount Hood, Oregon
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 12 km E of Mount Hood, Oregon on Fri, Oct 19, 2001, 6:49 AM PDT (13:49 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.6 3 km NNE 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
- 2.0 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-10-19 13:49:52 UTC
- Depth
- 3.4 km (2.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.545° N, 121.408° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 57°
- Stations used
- 38
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 9105 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.52 km NE of Brush Prairie, Washington · 9090 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.43 km NNE of Government Camp, Oregon · 9068 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.8Washington-Oregon border region · 9068 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.13 km NNE of Government Camp, Oregon · 9068 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.63 km NNE of Government Camp, Oregon · 9067 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
Before
- 1.52 km E of Hockinson, Washington · 9113 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.410 km E of Goldendale, Washington · 9124 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.54 km NNE of Government Camp, Oregon · 9133 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 9136 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10542368. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:17 PM UTC.