M2.1 earthquake 14 km WNW of Cannon Beach, Oregon
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 14 km WNW of Cannon Beach, Oregon on Wed, May 9, 2007, 12:49 PM PDT (19:49 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.6 12 km E of Skamokawa Valley, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-05-09 19:49:49 UTC
- Depth
- -0.3 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.950° N, 124.127° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 237°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.910 km W of West Longview, Washington · 7071 days ago · 24 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.62 km S of Kelso, Washington · 7061 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.022 km SW of Vernonia, Oregon · 7039 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.612 km E of Skamokawa Valley, Washington · 7033 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10714188. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:01 AM UTC.