M1.7 earthquake 5 km ENE of Molalla, Oregon
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 5 km ENE of Molalla, Oregon on Thu, Feb 12, 2004, 3:20 PM PST (23:20 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.0 5 km NW of North Portland, 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
- 2004-02-12 23:20:52 UTC
- Depth
- 19.7 km (12.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.172° N, 122.512° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 80°
- Stations used
- 21
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.05 km NW of North Portland, Oregon · 8254 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 51
- 2.06 km NW of North Portland, Oregon · 8253 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.111 km E of Molalla, Oregon · 8235 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.43 km W of Molalla, Oregon · 8232 days ago · 26 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.75 km NNW of Fern Prairie, Washington · 8219 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10600263. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:22 AM UTC.