M1.5 earthquake 22 km ESE of Molalla, Oregon
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 22 km ESE of Molalla, Oregon on Tue, Feb 26, 2008, 1:04 PM PST (21:04 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.1 21 km W of Yamhill, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-02-26 21:04:43 UTC
- Depth
- 8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.049° N, 122.323° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 2.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 67°
- Stations used
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.121 km W of Yamhill, Oregon · 6792 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.79 km NE of North Plains, Oregon · 6781 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.19 km NW of Brooks, Oregon · 6780 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.92 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 6744 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.53 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 6744 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.52 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 6744 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.70 km E of Salmon Creek, Washington · 6738 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10743558. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:05 PM UTC.