M2.1 earthquake 21 km W of Yamhill, Oregon
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 21 km W of Yamhill, Oregon on Fri, Feb 29, 2008, 11:45 AM PST (19:45 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.
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
- 2008-02-29 19:45:04 UTC
- Depth
- 19.9 km (12.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.361° N, 123.456° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 3.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 117°
- Stations used
- 30
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.75 km ENE of Prescott, Oregon · 6782 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.79 km NE of North Plains, Oregon · 6781 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.19 km NW of Brooks, Oregon · 6779 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.70 km E of Salmon Creek, Washington · 6738 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10744838. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:31 PM UTC.