M1.5 earthquake 4 km E of Silverton, Oregon
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 4 km E of Silverton, Oregon on Mon, Nov 17, 2003, 7:51 PM PST (03:51 UTC), 18 km (11 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
- 1.5 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-11-18 03:51:57 UTC
- Depth
- 18.2 km (11.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.010° N, 122.723° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 177°
- 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.79 km S of Estacada, Oregon · 8353 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.613 km NE of Mehama, Oregon · 8336 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.48 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8310 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.15 km WNW of North Portland, Oregon · 8302 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.013 km NW of Alsea, Oregon · 8298 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.58 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8296 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10591768. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:46 AM UTC.