M1.7 earthquake 9 km S of Estacada, Oregon
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 9 km S of Estacada, Oregon on Tue, Nov 18, 2003, 4:45 PM PST (00:45 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.5 8 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-11-19 00:45:58 UTC
- Depth
- 13.2 km (8.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.209° N, 122.349° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 105°
- Stations used
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.613 km NE of Mehama, Oregon · 8335 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.48 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8310 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.15 km WNW of North Portland, Oregon · 8301 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.58 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8295 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10591908. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:09 PM UTC.