M2.1 earthquake 12 km W of Gaston, Oregon
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 12 km W of Gaston, Oregon on Mon, Nov 14, 2005, 1:05 PM PST (21:05 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.3 27 km NNW of Amboy, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2005-11-14 21:05:32 UTC
- Depth
- 19.5 km (12.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.438° N, 123.298° 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, 0.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.03
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 90°
- Stations used
- 27
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10679783. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:14 AM UTC.