M2.1 earthquake 2 km WNW of Saint Helens, Oregon
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 2 km WNW of Saint Helens, Oregon on Sun, May 2, 2004, 8:10 PM PDT (03:10 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2004-05-03 03:10:14 UTC
- Depth
- 21.0 km (13.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.871° N, 122.834° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 54°
- Stations used
- 39
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 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.633 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 8158 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.611 km SE of Molalla, Oregon · 8147 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.66 km WNW of Parkdale, Oregon · 8138 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
Before
- 1.72 km WSW of North Portland, Oregon · 8188 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.215 km SE of Mossyrock, Washington · 8203 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.925 km S of Morton, Washington · 8205 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.821 km S of Morton, Washington · 8211 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.526 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 8214 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.825 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 8214 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10605433. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:48 AM UTC.