M2.9 earthquake 17 km N of Willamina, Oregon
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 17 km N of Willamina, Oregon on Sun, May 6, 2001, 8:11 AM PDT (15:11 UTC), 51 km (32 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-05-06 15:11:07 UTC
- Depth
- 51.5 km (32.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.239° N, 123.511° W
- Region
- Oregon
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.88 | Md, duration | Pacific Northwest Seismic Network | Preferred · Final · ±0.204 · 42 stations |
| 2.7 | Md, duration | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Reviewed |
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, 1.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 165°
- Stations used
- 37
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.32 km NNW of Lafayette, Oregon · 9255 days ago · 31 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.92 km N of Molalla, Oregon · 9251 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.92 km WNW of Metzger, Oregon · 9240 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10521773 (also filed as usp000aeh9). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:15 AM UTC.