M2.0 earthquake 10 km SSE of Scappoose, Oregon
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 10 km SSE of Scappoose, Oregon on Thu, Sep 17, 2026, 2:56 AM PDT (09:56 UTC), 23 km (15 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.7 25 km ENE of Yacolt, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-09-17 09:56:45 UTC
- Depth
- 23.4 km (14.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.668° N, 122.831° 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. If you felt it, tell the USGS: every report sharpens the shaking map.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.19
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 43°
- Stations used
- 69
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 since this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.725 km ENE of Yacolt, Washington · 4 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 3 days ago · -2 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.718 km N of Amboy, Washington · 20 hr ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
Before
- 1.720 km E of Castle Rock, Washington · 6 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.820 km E of Castle Rock, Washington · 17 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1,025
- 1.632 km N of Amboy, Washington · 20 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.827 km N of Amboy, Washington · 28 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.68 km SW of Vernonia, Oregon · 33 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw714104031. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:00 PM UTC.