M2.0 earthquake 13 km NW of Alsea, Oregon
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 13 km NW of Alsea, Oregon on Mon, Jan 12, 2004, 4:32 PM PST (00:32 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.9 30 km W of Newport, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2004-01-13 00:32:29 UTC
- Depth
- 22.7 km (14.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 44.486° N, 123.694° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 127°
- Stations used
- 9
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10599398. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:48 AM UTC.