M2.4 earthquake 22 km WNW of Newport, Oregon
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 22 km WNW of Newport, Oregon on Thu, Feb 5, 2004, 10:12 PM PST (06:12 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
- 2.4 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2004-02-06 06:12:36 UTC
- Depth
- 22.6 km (14.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 44.681° N, 124.328° 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 2.1 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 241°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.930 km W of Newport, Oregon · 8265 days ago · 25 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.232 km WNW of Yachats, Oregon · 8229 days ago · 22 km deep · 34 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10598183. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:27 AM UTC.