Oregon earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 4 km WNW of Warm Springs, Oregon

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 4 km WNW of Warm Springs, Oregon on Fri, Mar 8, 2002, 12:55 PM PST (20:55 UTC), 13 km (8 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
2002-03-08 20:55:26 UTC
Depth
13.1 km (8.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.779° N, 121.322° W
Region
Oregon
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.5 km horizontally, 2.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.713 km ESE of Molalla, Oregon · 8961 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.95 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8926 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.411 km SSE of Molalla, Oregon · 8917 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.15 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8914 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.55 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8914 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.65 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8914 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.85 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8914 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.55 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8914 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.55 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8914 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.56 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8914 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 1.510 km ESE of Molalla, Oregon · 8983 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.79 km ESE of Molalla, Oregon · 8984 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.69 km ESE of Molalla, Oregon · 8984 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10550088. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:20 AM UTC.