M2.1 earthquake 11 km E of Molalla, Oregon
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 11 km E of Molalla, Oregon on Mon, Mar 15, 2004, 8:57 AM PST (16:57 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.4 3 km W of Molalla, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2004-03-15 16:57:54 UTC
- Depth
- 14.7 km (9.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.129° N, 122.438° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 75°
- Stations used
- 22
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.43 km W of Molalla, Oregon · 8232 days ago · 26 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.75 km NNW of Fern Prairie, Washington · 8220 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.72 km WSW of North Portland, Oregon · 8188 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.12 km WNW of Saint Helens, Oregon · 8188 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10600823. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:24 PM UTC.