M2.4 earthquake 10 km E of Vernonia, Oregon
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 10 km E of Vernonia, Oregon on Wed, Aug 7, 2002, 8:20 PM PDT (03:20 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.4 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-08-08 03:20:15 UTC
- Depth
- 21.4 km (13.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.844° N, 123.063° 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 76°
- Stations used
- 47
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.54 km SW of Scotts Mills, Oregon · 8784 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.56 km SE of Mossyrock, Washington · 8774 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.912 km NW of Amboy, Washington · 8760 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10560763. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:38 PM UTC.