M2.1 earthquake 8 km ESE of Arlington, Oregon
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 8 km ESE of Arlington, Oregon on Wed, Jan 23, 2002, 2:54 PM PST (22:54 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.7 4 km SE of Arlington, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-01-23 22:54:34 UTC
- Depth
- 0.9 km (0.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.697° N, 120.097° 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 3.5 km horizontally, 7.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 155°
- 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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.74 km SE of Arlington, Oregon · 9008 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.612 km S of Benton City, Washington · 9003 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.021 km NW of Bickleton, Washington · 8988 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.214 km WSW of White Swan, Washington · 8983 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10553698. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:48 PM UTC.