Oregon earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon on Tue, Jul 11, 2006, 3:37 PM PDT (22:37 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 2 km WNW of Cherry Grove, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2006-07-11 22:37:46 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.330° N, 121.691° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.15 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 7390 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.65 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 7390 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.612 km ESE of Scotts Mills, Oregon · 7384 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.56 km NW of North Portland, Oregon · 7381 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.721 km W of Trout Lake, Washington · 7380 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.12 km ESE of Hubbard, Oregon · 7373 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.02 km WNW of Cherry Grove, Washington · 7368 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 3.82 km WNW of Cherry Grove, Washington · 7368 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 3,764
  9. 2.32 km WNW of Cherry Grove, Washington · 7368 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.71 km WNW of Cherry Grove, Washington · 7368 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.02 km NW of Cherry Grove, Washington · 7368 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.72 km WNW of Cherry Grove, Washington · 7368 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.53 km WNW of Cherry Grove, Washington · 7368 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.62 km NNE of Government Camp, Oregon · 7366 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.31 km WNW of Cherry Grove, Washington · 7362 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.62 km NNE of Dallesport, Washington · 7346 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.73 km SSW of Rockcreek, Oregon · 7335 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.06 km NE of Scotts Mills, Oregon · 7333 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.431 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 7333 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10696938. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:17 AM UTC.