M1.6 earthquake 13 km NE of Mehama, Oregon
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 13 km NE of Mehama, Oregon on Fri, Dec 5, 2003, 11:39 PM PST (07:39 UTC), 15 km (9 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
- 1.6 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-12-06 07:39:02 UTC
- Depth
- 15.1 km (9.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 44.889° N, 122.517° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 149°
- Stations used
- 15
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.48 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8312 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.15 km WNW of North Portland, Oregon · 8303 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.58 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8297 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10589208. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:45 AM UTC.