Oregon earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 30 km W of Yachats, Oregon

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 30 km W of Yachats, Oregon on Mon, Jul 12, 2004, 9:41 AM PDT (16:41 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 30 km W of Yachats, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2004-07-12 16:41:18 UTC
Depth
29.1 km (18.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.345° N, 124.489° 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
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
247°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.930 km W of Yachats, Oregon · 8107 days ago · 29 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 675
  2. 2.731 km WNW of Yachats, Oregon · 8107 days ago · 28 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 3.332 km W of Yachats, Oregon · 8107 days ago · 29 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.736 km W of Yachats, Oregon · 8107 days ago · 30 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.233 km WNW of Yachats, Oregon · 8107 days ago · 25 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.332 km W of Yachats, Oregon · 8106 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.734 km W of Yachats, Oregon · 8103 days ago · 17 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.832 km WNW of Yachats, Oregon · 8102 days ago · 24 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.832 km WNW of Yachats, Oregon · 8101 days ago · 26 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.531 km W of Yachats, Oregon · 8100 days ago · 23 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.330 km W of Yachats, Oregon · 8092 days ago · 25 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.512 km E of Waldport, Oregon · 8078 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 4.719 km W of Newport, Oregon · 8070 days ago · 27 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 840
  14. 2.021 km W of Newport, Oregon · 8070 days ago · 26 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.522 km W of Newport, Oregon · 8070 days ago · 24 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.323 km W of Newport, Oregon · 8066 days ago · 23 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10609153 (also filed as usp000d018). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:34 AM UTC.