Oregon earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 31 km W of Yachats, Oregon

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 31 km W of Yachats, Oregon on Tue, Jul 20, 2004, 8:58 AM PDT (15:58 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2004-07-20 15:58:48 UTC
Depth
23.2 km (14.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.338° N, 124.493° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
271°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.330 km W of Yachats, Oregon · 8092 days ago · 25 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.512 km E of Waldport, Oregon · 8078 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 4.719 km W of Newport, Oregon · 8070 days ago · 27 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 840
  4. 2.021 km W of Newport, Oregon · 8070 days ago · 26 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.522 km W of Newport, Oregon · 8070 days ago · 24 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.323 km W of Newport, Oregon · 8066 days ago · 23 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 2.832 km WNW of Yachats, Oregon · 8101 days ago · 26 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.832 km WNW of Yachats, Oregon · 8102 days ago · 24 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.734 km W of Yachats, Oregon · 8102 days ago · 17 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.332 km W of Yachats, Oregon · 8106 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.233 km WNW of Yachats, Oregon · 8106 days ago · 25 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.736 km W of Yachats, Oregon · 8107 days ago · 30 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 3.332 km W of Yachats, Oregon · 8107 days ago · 29 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.731 km WNW of Yachats, Oregon · 8107 days ago · 28 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 4.930 km W of Yachats, Oregon · 8107 days ago · 29 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 675
  10. 2.930 km W of Yachats, Oregon · 8107 days ago · 29 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10613183. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:28 PM UTC.