M2.3 earthquake 22 km W of Yamhill, Oregon
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 22 km W of Yamhill, Oregon on Wed, Oct 3, 2001, 5:42 PM PDT (00:42 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-10-04 00:42:14 UTC
- Depth
- 22.9 km (14.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.337° N, 123.473° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 279°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.62 km S of Beaverton, Oregon · 9127 days ago · 24 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.52 km E of Hockinson, Washington · 9113 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.29 km SE of Rose Lodge, Oregon · 9106 days ago · 42 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.52 km NE of Brush Prairie, Washington · 9090 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayOregon earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10533763. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:17 PM UTC.