M1.8 earthquake 24 km W of Newport, Oregon
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 24 km W of Newport, Oregon on Wed, Jan 28, 2004, 3:03 PM PST (23:03 UTC), 24 km (15 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
- 1.8 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2004-01-28 23:03:42 UTC
- Depth
- 23.7 km (14.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 44.641° N, 124.360° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 244°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 7
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.422 km WNW of Newport, Oregon · 8274 days ago · 23 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.930 km W of Newport, Oregon · 8265 days ago · 25 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.232 km WNW of Yachats, Oregon · 8230 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10604253. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:32 AM UTC.