Oregon earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 15 km NW of Shaniko, Oregon

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 15 km NW of Shaniko, Oregon on Sun, Nov 3, 2002, 3:42 PM PST (23:42 UTC), 20 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 8 km NNE 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
2002-11-03 23:42:27 UTC
Depth
20.5 km (12.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.113° N, 120.871° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
90°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.816 km NE of Klickitat, Washington · 8729 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.912 km NNE of Roosevelt, Washington · 8726 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.68 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8694 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.78 km NNE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8694 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.58 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8689 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 2.510 km ESE of Condon, Oregon · 8742 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.36 km ESE of Condon, Oregon · 8742 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.78 km ESE of Condon, Oregon · 8742 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.27 km ESE of Condon, Oregon · 8742 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.414 km WSW of Antelope, Oregon · 8742 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.39 km ESE of Condon, Oregon · 8747 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.56 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8761 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10569638. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:29 AM UTC.