M2.3 earthquake 1 km NNW of Barlow, Oregon
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 1 km NNW of Barlow, Oregon on Sat, Jul 14, 2007, 6:43 AM PDT (13:43 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.4 11 km W of Deer Island, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-07-14 13:43:46 UTC
- Depth
- 21.7 km (13.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.268° N, 122.727° W
- Region
- Oregon
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.3 | Md, duration | Pacific Northwest Seismic Network | Preferred · Final · ±0.06 · 15 stations |
| 2.3 | Md, duration | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Reviewed |
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt at Clackamas, Lake Oswego and West Linn.
From the USGS event page for uw10724118. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 59°
- Stations used
- 51
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.25 km NNE of Lewisville, Washington · 7018 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.910 km NNW of Amboy, Washington · 7014 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.7Oregon · 6974 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.519 km ESE of Tillamook, Oregon · 6970 days ago · 24 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.411 km W of Deer Island, Oregon · 6964 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
Before
- 3.21 km N of Barlow, Oregon · 7025 days ago · 23 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1,877
- 1.65 km ENE of Estacada, Oregon · 7034 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.022 km SW of Vernonia, Oregon · 7039 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.52 km NNW of Fairview, Oregon · 7044 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.724 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7051 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.72 km E of Mount Angel, Oregon · 7051 days ago · 19 km deep · 23 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10724118 (also filed as usp000fg5c). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:03 PM UTC.