Every recorded earthquake within 30 km
Earthquakes near Happy Valley, OR
No earthquake was likely felt in Happy Valley in the 24 hours to 4:51 pm PST (00:51 UTC). The last one was M 4.4, 101 km (63 mi) S, at 5:52 am PDT on 7 October 2022, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 6,105 felt reports to USGS.
M 2.6
Latest: 6:58 pm PDT on 6 June 2022 · 20 km (13 mi) NNE of Happy Valley, OR
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Happy Valley was M 2.6, 20 km (13 mi) NNE of Happy Valley, OR, at 6:58 pm PDT on 6 June 2022, 7 km deep. 1,039 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in Happy Valley was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 42 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near Happy Valley since; the newest is first in the list below.
No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of Happy Valley in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0
- Last 7 days
- 0
- Last 30 days
- 0 · since 2016, about one every 2 months
- Last 12 months
- 7 · largest M 2.1 on 24 April 2026
- Since 2016
- 86 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
- Largest since 2016
- M 3.1 on 16 July 2016, 22 km (14 mi) W of Happy Valley, OR
- Reported felt
- 23 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page · counts are earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km (19 mi) of the town centre; shaking is estimated for the town centre with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses
If you felt one
- Was that an earthquake? — checks what was recorded near you in the last hour
- Report what you felt to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us, and they are what produces the intensity maps
- Expect aftershocks, and be ready to Drop, Cover, and Hold On if you feel one; if you are in a damaged building, go outside and move away from it (Ready.gov, FEMA; what to do during and after an earthquake)
- Near the coast, go inland or to higher ground as soon as strong shaking stops (Ready.gov); official warnings are on Tsunami.gov
- Earthquakes in Oregon — with the state's activity score
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Earthquake alerts for Happy Valley, OR
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The last 30 days
The latest 50
- 1.9 22 km (14 mi) NNW of Happy Valley, OR · felt by 1
- 1.5 26 km (16 mi) W of Happy Valley, OR
- 1.5 19 km (12 mi) NNE of Happy Valley, OR
- 2.1 24 km (15 mi) ENE of Happy Valley, OR
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) WSW of Happy Valley, OR · felt by 1
- 1.9 22 km (13 mi) NW of Happy Valley, OR
- 1.8 19 km (12 mi) SW of Happy Valley, OR
- 1.5 19 km (12 mi) SSE of Happy Valley, OR
- 1.8 23 km (14 mi) NW of Happy Valley, OR
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) W of Happy Valley, OR
- 1.5 21 km (13 mi) WSW of Happy Valley, OR
- 2.0 28 km (17 mi) NW of Happy Valley, OR
- 1.6 23 km (15 mi) NE of Happy Valley, OR
- 2.2 28 km (17 mi) N of Happy Valley, OR · felt by 1
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) WSW of Happy Valley, OR
- 2.0 23 km (14 mi) SE of Happy Valley, OR · felt by 2
- 1.8 25 km (15 mi) SSW of Happy Valley, OR
- 1.9 20 km (12 mi) SSE of Happy Valley, OR
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) WNW of Happy Valley, OR
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) WSW of Happy Valley, OR
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) W of Happy Valley, OR
- 1.6 22 km (14 mi) WSW of Happy Valley, OR
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) WSW of Happy Valley, OR
- 1.6 25 km (16 mi) SSW of Happy Valley, OR
- 1.6 25 km (15 mi) WSW of Happy Valley, OR · felt by 1
- 1.6 25 km (15 mi) SSW of Happy Valley, OR
- 1.9 23 km (14 mi) W of Happy Valley, OR · felt by 3
- 1.9 28 km (17 mi) W of Happy Valley, OR · felt by 5
- 1.6 22 km (13 mi) WSW of Happy Valley, OR · felt by 1
- 1.7 25 km (16 mi) WSW of Happy Valley, OR
- 1.8 23 km (14 mi) WSW of Happy Valley, OR
- 1.8 23 km (14 mi) W of Happy Valley, OR
- 2.3 29 km (18 mi) NNW of Happy Valley, OR · felt by 2
- 2.5 29 km (18 mi) NNW of Happy Valley, OR · felt by 26
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) NNW of Happy Valley, OR
- 1.5 29 km (18 mi) NW of Happy Valley, OR
- 1.5 25 km (16 mi) SW of Happy Valley, OR
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) WSW of Happy Valley, OR
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) W of Happy Valley, OR
- 1.5 30 km (19 mi) SE of Happy Valley, OR
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) WSW of Happy Valley, OR
- 2.0 20 km (12 mi) NNE of Happy Valley, OR · felt by 5
- 2.6 20 km (13 mi) NNE of Happy Valley, OR · felt by 1,039
- 1.8 23 km (15 mi) WSW of Happy Valley, OR
- 1.8 23 km (15 mi) NW of Happy Valley, OR
- 1.5 18 km (11 mi) W of Happy Valley, OR
- 1.5 19 km (12 mi) W of Happy Valley, OR
- 1.8 22 km (13 mi) WSW of Happy Valley, OR
- 2.0 21 km (13 mi) WSW of Happy Valley, OR · felt by 1
- 1.9 23 km (14 mi) WSW of Happy Valley, OR
From the QuakeIndex database, which reads the USGS feed every 30 seconds and holds the USGS catalogue for the US from 2016 (M1.5+). Times are Happy Valley time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Happy Valley are listed even when they are further out.
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On the map
The white circle is Happy Valley; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Estimated shaking in Happy Valley
The strongest shaking in Happy Valley from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity II (weak), from the M 2.6 on 6 June 2022, 20 km away. Intensity II and III are felt by some people at rest indoors; IV by most people indoors; V and above wakes sleepers and moves objects.
| Magnitude | When | Distance | Shaking in Happy Valley (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 2.6 | 20 km | II · Weak · felt by 1,039 | |
| M 3.1 | 22 km | II · Weak · felt by 83 | |
| M 2.0 | 20 km | II · Weak · felt by 5 | |
| M 2.0 | 21 km | II · Weak · felt by 1 | |
| M 1.9 | 20 km | II · Weak |
An estimate for the town centre from magnitude, depth and distance, with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses (Atkinson & Wald, 2007), on the Modified Mercalli scale. 2 of these reach intensity II or more in town, where people at rest start to notice. Ground conditions change it street by street. It describes the past, not a hazard.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 3 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Happy Valley:
- 5.6 4 km E of Scotts Mills, Oregon · 46 km S of Happy Valley
- 5.2 5 km E of Bridgeton, Oregon · 18 km NNW of Happy Valley
- 5.0 3 km SW of Portland, Oregon · 14 km WNW of Happy Valley
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.
Be ready
Earthquakes cannot be predicted, here or anywhere, so the useful step is the one taken beforehand. The advice below is from the agencies responsible for it.
- Ready.gov: earthquakes (FEMA) — what to do before, during and after, including Drop, Cover, and Hold On
- Build a kit (FEMA) — water, food and supplies for several days; our summary
- USGS: preparedness — the hazard behind the advice, from the agency that records every quake on this page
- The Great ShakeOut — the yearly earthquake drill, with material for homes, schools and workplaces
- ShakeAlert covers Happy Valley, OR: alerts reach phones through Wireless Emergency Alerts and the MyShake app, seconds before shaking arrives
- Tsunami.gov (NOAA) — the official tsunami warnings for the coast; a quake page here never stands in for one
QuakeIndex does not issue warnings or forecasts. For earthquake early warning see ShakeAlert and the MyShake app.