M2.7 earthquake 4 km SE of Arlington, Oregon
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 4 km SE of Arlington, Oregon on Thu, Jan 31, 2002, 3:07 PM PST (23:07 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-01-31 23:07:28 UTC
- Depth
- 3.2 km (2.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.685° N, 120.166° 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 5.2 km horizontally, 12.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 114°
- Stations used
- 10
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.612 km S of Benton City, Washington · 9003 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.021 km NW of Bickleton, Washington · 8988 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.214 km WSW of White Swan, Washington · 8983 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10555533 (also filed as usp000axhz). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:48 PM UTC.