M2.3 earthquake 23 km W of Newport, Oregon
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 23 km W of Newport, Oregon on Mon, Aug 23, 2004, 1:04 AM PDT (08:04 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2004-08-23 08:04:44 UTC
- Depth
- 23.1 km (14.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 44.668° N, 124.345° 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 2.9 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 267°, 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: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
Before
- 2.522 km W of Newport, Oregon · 8069 days ago · 24 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.021 km W of Newport, Oregon · 8069 days ago · 26 km deep · 5 km away
- 4.719 km W of Newport, Oregon · 8069 days ago · 27 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 840
- 1.512 km E of Waldport, Oregon · 8077 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.330 km W of Yachats, Oregon · 8092 days ago · 25 km deep · 37 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10615233. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:03 PM UTC.