Oregon earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 6 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon on Mon, Jul 1, 2002, 8:29 PM PDT (03:29 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 7 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-07-02 03:29:52 UTC
Depth
1.3 km (0.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.333° N, 121.678° 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, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.01
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
96°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.76 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8858 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.97 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8857 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.86 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8856 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.76 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8855 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.86 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8854 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.65 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8854 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.25 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8854 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.56 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8853 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.56 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8849 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 2.37 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8844 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.66 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8836 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.64 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8830 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.76 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8828 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 1.96 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8819 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.35 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8819 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.66 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8819 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.56 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8818 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.65 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8818 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.55 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8818 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.65 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8808 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away

Before

  1. 2.46 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8858 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.07 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8858 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.56 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8858 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.38 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8859 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.67 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8859 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.77 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8860 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.0Washington-Oregon border region · 8860 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.56 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8860 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.65 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8860 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.65 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8860 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.55 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8860 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.66 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8860 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 2.55 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8861 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.56 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8861 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.66 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8861 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 3.87 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8861 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 13
  17. 1.85 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8861 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.06 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8861 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 2.45 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8861 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.55 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8861 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10556563. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:02 AM UTC.