Oregon earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 4 km NNW of Mount Hood, Oregon

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 4 km NNW of Mount Hood, Oregon on Wed, Sep 27, 2006, 10:58 AM PDT (17:58 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 37 km NNE of Amboy, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2006-09-27 17:58:21 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.575° N, 121.591° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 105 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 194.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10707488. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:22 AM UTC.