M1.9 earthquake 10 km NNW of Rickreall, Oregon
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 10 km NNW of Rickreall, Oregon on Sun, Mar 25, 2001, 10:43 PM PST (06:43 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.9 17 km N of Willamina, 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, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-03-26 06:43:37 UTC
- Depth
- 29.2 km (18.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.023° N, 123.270° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 144°
- 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.65 km ENE of Molalla, Oregon · 9296 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.832 km WNW of Neskowin, Oregon · 9291 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.917 km N of Willamina, Oregon · 9281 days ago · 51 km deep · 31 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10528283. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:03 AM UTC.