Oregon earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 3 km W of West Linn, Oregon

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 3 km W of West Linn, Oregon on Tue, May 27, 2008, 2:44 PM PDT (21:44 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 3 km NNW of North Portland, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2008-05-27 21:44:53 UTC
Depth
21.9 km (13.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.364° N, 122.663° 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 4.6 km horizontally, 4.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
221°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6700 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.724 km E of Castle Rock, Washington · 6697 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.53 km NNW of North Portland, Oregon · 6697 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.824 km E of Castle Rock, Washington · 6695 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6695 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.824 km E of Castle Rock, Washington · 6689 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.024 km E of Castle Rock, Washington · 6688 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.1Washington · 6688 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.56 km ESE of Troutdale, Oregon · 6658 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.615 km E of Yacolt, Washington · 6655 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.80 km SSE of Minnehaha, Washington · 6650 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away

Before

  1. 2.19 km E of Kelso, Washington · 6714 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.021 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6716 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.94 km W of Deer Island, Oregon · 6717 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.69 km NE of Kalama, Washington · 6717 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.610 km E of Scotts Mills, Oregon · 6719 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 1.62 km S of Willamina, Oregon · 6723 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10751233. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:33 AM UTC.