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, 4:16 PM PDT (23:16 UTC), 4 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 23:16:43 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.328° N, 121.697° 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
88°
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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.612 km ESE of Scotts Mills, Oregon · 7383 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.56 km NW of North Portland, Oregon · 7379 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.721 km W of Trout Lake, Washington · 7379 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.12 km ESE of Hubbard, Oregon · 7372 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.02 km WNW of Cherry Grove, Washington · 7367 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 3.82 km WNW of Cherry Grove, Washington · 7367 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 3,764
  7. 2.32 km WNW of Cherry Grove, Washington · 7367 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.71 km WNW of Cherry Grove, Washington · 7367 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.02 km NW of Cherry Grove, Washington · 7367 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.72 km WNW of Cherry Grove, Washington · 7367 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.53 km WNW of Cherry Grove, Washington · 7367 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.62 km NNE of Government Camp, Oregon · 7365 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.31 km WNW of Cherry Grove, Washington · 7361 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.62 km NNE of Dallesport, Washington · 7344 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.73 km SSW of Rockcreek, Oregon · 7334 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.06 km NE of Scotts Mills, Oregon · 7332 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.431 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 7332 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 2.15 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 7389 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.65 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 7389 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10697088. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:57 AM UTC.