Oregon earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5 km NNE of Scotts Mills, Oregon

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km NNE of Scotts Mills, Oregon on Wed, Apr 10, 2002, 7:40 PM PDT (02:40 UTC), 29 km (18 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
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-04-11 02:40:06 UTC
Depth
29.2 km (18.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.090° N, 122.634° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
88°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.95 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8926 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.411 km SSE of Molalla, Oregon · 8917 days ago · 21 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.15 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8914 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.55 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8914 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.65 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8914 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.85 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8914 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.55 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8914 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.55 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8914 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.56 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8914 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.63 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 8909 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.120 km WNW of Forest Grove, Oregon · 8897 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.66 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8896 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.5Washington-Oregon border region · 8896 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.06 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8896 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.67 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8892 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.111 km SE of Scotts Mills, Oregon · 8887 days ago · 19 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.55 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8886 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.56 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8886 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 2.14 km NNE of Cedar Mill, Oregon · 8943 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.12 km NW of Mill Plain, Washington · 8958 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.713 km ESE of Molalla, Oregon · 8961 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10552148. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:05 PM UTC.