Oregon earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 11 km SSE of Molalla, Oregon

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 11 km SSE of Molalla, Oregon on Thu, May 2, 2002, 5:36 PM PDT (00:36 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 6 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-05-03 00:36:47 UTC
Depth
21.2 km (13.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.055° N, 122.510° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.15 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8914 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.55 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8914 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.65 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8914 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.85 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8914 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.55 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8914 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.55 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8914 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.56 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8914 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.63 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 8909 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.120 km WNW of Forest Grove, Oregon · 8896 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.66 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8896 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.5Washington-Oregon border region · 8896 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.06 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8895 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.67 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8892 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.111 km SE of Scotts Mills, Oregon · 8886 days ago · 19 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.55 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8886 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.56 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8886 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 2.110 km WSW of Scappoose, Oregon · 8877 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 4.56 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8860 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 102
  19. 3.26 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8860 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.26 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8860 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 2.35 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8860 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 1.86 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8860 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 1.55 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8860 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 2.45 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8860 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 2.06 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8860 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 1.85 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8860 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 3.87 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8860 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 13
  28. 1.66 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8860 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 1.56 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8860 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 2.55 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8860 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 1.66 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8860 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  32. 1.55 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8860 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 1.65 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8860 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 1.65 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8859 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 1.56 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8859 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 2.0Washington-Oregon border region · 8859 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 2.77 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8859 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 1.67 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8859 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 2.38 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8858 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 1.56 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8858 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 1.95 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8926 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.65 km NNE of Scotts Mills, Oregon · 8939 days ago · 29 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.14 km NNE of Cedar Mill, Oregon · 8943 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10549988. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:46 AM UTC.