Oregon earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 36 km W of Yachats, Oregon

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 36 km W of Yachats, Oregon on Tue, Jul 13, 2004, 1:10 AM PDT (08:10 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 33 km WNW of Yachats, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2004-07-13 08:10:13 UTC
Depth
30.0 km (18.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.373° N, 124.555° 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 12.0 km horizontally, 9.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
293°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.233 km WNW of Yachats, Oregon · 8106 days ago · 25 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.332 km W of Yachats, Oregon · 8106 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.734 km W of Yachats, Oregon · 8102 days ago · 17 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.832 km WNW of Yachats, Oregon · 8102 days ago · 24 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.832 km WNW of Yachats, Oregon · 8101 days ago · 26 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.531 km W of Yachats, Oregon · 8099 days ago · 23 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.330 km W of Yachats, Oregon · 8092 days ago · 25 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.512 km E of Waldport, Oregon · 8078 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 4.719 km W of Newport, Oregon · 8070 days ago · 27 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 840
  10. 2.021 km W of Newport, Oregon · 8070 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 2.522 km W of Newport, Oregon · 8070 days ago · 24 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 2.323 km W of Newport, Oregon · 8066 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 3.332 km W of Yachats, Oregon · 8107 days ago · 29 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.731 km WNW of Yachats, Oregon · 8107 days ago · 28 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 4.930 km W of Yachats, Oregon · 8107 days ago · 29 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 675
  4. 2.930 km W of Yachats, Oregon · 8107 days ago · 29 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10609453. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:28 PM UTC.