Oregon earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 3 km NE of Bethany, Oregon

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 3 km NE of Bethany, Oregon on Tue, Dec 3, 2002, 7:26 AM PST (15:26 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 8 km NNE of Government Camp, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-12-03 15:26:34 UTC
Depth
25.5 km (15.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.587° N, 122.839° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
161°
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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.72 km WSW of Deer Island, Oregon · 8702 days ago · 26 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 2.016 km ENE of Kalama, Washington · 8701 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.13 km ENE of Bethany, Oregon · 8699 days ago · 21 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.96 km N of Beavercreek, Oregon · 8697 days ago · 22 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.68 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8694 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.78 km NNE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8694 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.827 km ENE of Yacolt, Washington · 8693 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.58 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8689 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.732 km S of Morton, Washington · 8666 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.56 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8656 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.26 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8655 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.26 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8655 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 1.510 km E of Kalama, Washington · 8708 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.611 km E of Kalama, Washington · 8708 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.49 km E of Yacolt, Washington · 8711 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 8716 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.64 km WSW of Longview, Washington · 8718 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.627 km ENE of Yacolt, Washington · 8731 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10570018. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:26 AM UTC.