Oregon earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 32 km WNW of Yachats, Oregon

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 32 km WNW of Yachats, Oregon on Sun, Jul 18, 2004, 5:14 PM PDT (00:14 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

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

Yachats 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
2.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2004-07-19 00:14:24 UTC
Depth
25.9 km (16.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.370° N, 124.501° 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 2.4 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
289°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.531 km W of Yachats, Oregon · 8106 days ago · 23 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.330 km W of Yachats, Oregon · 8099 days ago · 25 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.512 km E of Waldport, Oregon · 8085 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 4.719 km W of Newport, Oregon · 8077 days ago · 27 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 840
  5. 2.021 km W of Newport, Oregon · 8077 days ago · 26 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.522 km W of Newport, Oregon · 8077 days ago · 24 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.323 km W of Newport, Oregon · 8073 days ago · 23 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 1.832 km WNW of Yachats, Oregon · 8109 days ago · 24 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.734 km W of Yachats, Oregon · 8109 days ago · 17 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.332 km W of Yachats, Oregon · 8113 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.233 km WNW of Yachats, Oregon · 8113 days ago · 25 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.736 km W of Yachats, Oregon · 8114 days ago · 30 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 3.332 km W of Yachats, Oregon · 8114 days ago · 29 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.731 km WNW of Yachats, Oregon · 8114 days ago · 28 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 4.930 km W of Yachats, Oregon · 8114 days ago · 29 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 675
  9. 2.930 km W of Yachats, Oregon · 8114 days ago · 29 km deep · 3 km away

Earthquakes todayOregon earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10612273 (also filed as usp000d0f5). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:21 AM UTC.