Oregon earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 12 km E of Waldport, Oregon

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 12 km E of Waldport, Oregon on Tue, Aug 10, 2004, 11:46 PM PDT (06:46 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 19 km W of Newport, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.

Waldport forecastMore in Oregon

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2004-08-11 06:46:59 UTC
Depth
19.4 km (12.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.449° N, 123.913° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
168°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.719 km W of Newport, Oregon · 8071 days ago · 27 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 840
  2. 2.021 km W of Newport, Oregon · 8071 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.522 km W of Newport, Oregon · 8071 days ago · 24 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 2.323 km W of Newport, Oregon · 8067 days ago · 23 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 1.713 km E of Coburg, Oregon · 8092 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.330 km W of Yachats, Oregon · 8093 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.314 km E of Coburg, Oregon · 8093 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.531 km W of Yachats, Oregon · 8100 days ago · 23 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.832 km WNW of Yachats, Oregon · 8102 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.832 km WNW of Yachats, Oregon · 8103 days ago · 24 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.734 km W of Yachats, Oregon · 8103 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.332 km W of Yachats, Oregon · 8107 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.233 km WNW of Yachats, Oregon · 8107 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.736 km W of Yachats, Oregon · 8108 days ago · 30 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 3.332 km W of Yachats, Oregon · 8108 days ago · 29 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.731 km WNW of Yachats, Oregon · 8108 days ago · 28 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 4.930 km W of Yachats, Oregon · 8108 days ago · 29 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 675
  14. 2.930 km W of Yachats, Oregon · 8108 days ago · 29 km deep · 47 km away

Earthquakes todayOregon earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10609873. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 12:18 AM UTC.