Oregon earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 6 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 6 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon on Fri, Aug 9, 2002, 1:56 PM PDT (20:56 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-08-09 20:56:12 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.329° N, 121.683° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.02
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.56 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8820 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.65 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8820 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.55 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8820 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.65 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8810 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.816 km NNW of Shaniko, Oregon · 8799 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.54 km SW of Scotts Mills, Oregon · 8787 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.77 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8766 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.56 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8764 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away

Before

  1. 2.35 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8821 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.96 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8821 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.76 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8830 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.64 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8832 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.66 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8838 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.37 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8846 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.56 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8851 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10561978. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:51 AM UTC.