Oregon earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 4 km NNE of Cedar Mill, Oregon

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 4 km NNE of Cedar Mill, Oregon on Sat, Apr 6, 2002, 10:04 PM PST (06:04 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 5 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2002-04-07 06:04:40 UTC
Depth
16.3 km (10.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.559° N, 122.785° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.65 km NNE of Scotts Mills, Oregon · 8939 days ago · 29 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.622 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 8928 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.95 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8926 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.411 km SSE of Molalla, Oregon · 8917 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.15 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8914 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.55 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8914 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.65 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8914 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.85 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8914 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.55 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8913 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.55 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8913 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.56 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8913 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.63 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 8908 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.720 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 8907 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 8905 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 8897 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.120 km WNW of Forest Grove, Oregon · 8896 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.66 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8896 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.5Washington-Oregon border region · 8896 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.06 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8895 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.67 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8891 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 2.111 km SE of Scotts Mills, Oregon · 8886 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 1.55 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8885 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 1.56 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8885 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 1.624 km S of Morton, Washington · 8883 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 2.12 km NW of Mill Plain, Washington · 8957 days ago · 18 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.713 km ESE of Molalla, Oregon · 8961 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.62 km NNW of Maywood Park, Oregon · 8973 days ago · 21 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10550998. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:44 PM UTC.