M1.9 earthquake 2 km NNW of Aurora, Oregon
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 2 km NNW of Aurora, Oregon on Sun, Nov 26, 2006, 1:09 AM PST (09:09 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.8 3 km NW of Molalla, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-11-26 09:09:40 UTC
- Depth
- 25.0 km (15.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.248° N, 122.763° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 103°
- Stations used
- 25
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.63 km NW of Molalla, Oregon · 7252 days ago · 21 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.77 km WNW of North Portland, Oregon · 7243 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.911 km E of Yacolt, Washington · 7230 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.312 km E of Yacolt, Washington · 7230 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.83 km NW of Molalla, Oregon · 7230 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.50 km NW of Molalla, Oregon · 7229 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.513 km N of Mehama, Oregon · 7224 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.012 km NW of Carson, Washington · 7222 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10708848. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:02 AM UTC.