M2.5 earthquake 22 km W of Newport, Oregon
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 22 km W of Newport, Oregon on Thu, Aug 19, 2004, 12:54 AM PDT (07:54 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2004-08-19 07:54:10 UTC
- Depth
- 24.4 km (15.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 44.652° N, 124.341° 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, 1.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 267°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 2.021 km W of Newport, Oregon · 8070 days ago · 26 km deep · 3 km away
- 4.719 km W of Newport, Oregon · 8070 days ago · 27 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 840
- 1.512 km E of Waldport, Oregon · 8078 days ago · 19 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.330 km W of Yachats, Oregon · 8092 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.531 km W of Yachats, Oregon · 8099 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10613723. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:31 PM UTC.