M2.0 earthquake 21 km W of Newport, Oregon
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 21 km W of Newport, Oregon on Wed, Aug 18, 2004, 11:26 PM PDT (06:26 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.5 22 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), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2004-08-19 06:26:00 UTC
- Depth
- 25.6 km (15.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 44.631° N, 124.318° 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 2.0 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 289°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 8
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.522 km W of Newport, Oregon · 8069 days ago · 24 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.323 km W of Newport, Oregon · 8065 days ago · 23 km deep · 5 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayOregon earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10613713. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:56 PM UTC.