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Earthquakes near West Linn, OR

No earthquake was likely felt in West Linn in the 24 hours to 5:17 pm PST (01:17 UTC). The last one was M 1.6, 11 km (7 mi) W, at 1:25 pm PST on 2 March 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 1 felt report to USGS.

M 2.8

Latest: 1:43 am PDT on 24 July 2022 · 27 km (17 mi) WNW of West Linn, OR

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near West Linn was M 2.8, 27 km (17 mi) WNW of West Linn, OR, at 1:43 am PDT on 24 July 2022, 20 km deep. 437 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in West Linn was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 54 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near West Linn since; the newest is first in the list below.

No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of West Linn in the last 24 hours.

Last 24 hours
0
Last 7 days
0
Last 30 days
0 · since 2016, about one every 1 months
Last 12 months
10 · largest M 2.1 on 1 September 2026
Since 2016
100 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
Largest since 2016
M 3.1 on 16 July 2016, 20 km (12 mi) NW of West Linn, OR
Reported felt
22 of them have felt reports to USGS
Nearest mapped fault
Mount Angel fault, 34 km from its surface trace

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

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The last 30 days

Oct 15 Oct 30 Nov 13
Each mark is a day's largest quake within range; its size is the magnitude. Too few days here have any earthquake at all to draw a normal range.

The latest 50

  1. 2.1 30 km (18 mi) SSE of West Linn, OR
  2. 1.6 30 km (19 mi) S of West Linn, OR
  3. 1.9 29 km (18 mi) N of West Linn, OR · felt by 1
  4. 1.6 29 km (18 mi) SSE of West Linn, OR
  5. 1.5 21 km (13 mi) WNW of West Linn, OR
  6. 1.5 30 km (18 mi) NNE of West Linn, OR
  7. 1.6 11 km (7 mi) W of West Linn, OR · felt by 1
  8. 1.9 27 km (17 mi) NNW of West Linn, OR
  9. 1.8 8 km (5 mi) SW of West Linn, OR
  10. 1.6 29 km (18 mi) SSE of West Linn, OR
  11. 1.8 29 km (18 mi) SSE of West Linn, OR
  12. 1.5 15 km (9 mi) SE of West Linn, OR
  13. 2.1 29 km (18 mi) SSE of West Linn, OR
  14. 1.5 26 km (16 mi) SW of West Linn, OR
  15. 1.8 25 km (16 mi) NNW of West Linn, OR
  16. 1.5 23 km (14 mi) WNW of West Linn, OR
  17. 2.0 29 km (18 mi) W of West Linn, OR · felt by 4
  18. 1.5 11 km (7 mi) WSW of West Linn, OR
  19. 1.8 29 km (18 mi) SSE of West Linn, OR
  20. 1.6 15 km (9 mi) W of West Linn, OR
  21. 1.9 30 km (18 mi) SSE of West Linn, OR
  22. 1.7 24 km (15 mi) SSE of West Linn, OR
  23. 1.8 24 km (15 mi) SSE of West Linn, OR
  24. 2.1 24 km (15 mi) SSE of West Linn, OR
  25. 2.0 25 km (15 mi) ESE of West Linn, OR · felt by 2
  26. 1.6 29 km (18 mi) SSE of West Linn, OR
  27. 1.8 14 km (9 mi) S of West Linn, OR
  28. 1.9 15 km (9 mi) SE of West Linn, OR
  29. 1.6 24 km (15 mi) NNW of West Linn, OR
  30. 1.7 17 km (11 mi) W of West Linn, OR
  31. 1.6 23 km (14 mi) WNW of West Linn, OR
  32. 1.8 23 km (14 mi) SSW of West Linn, OR
  33. 1.6 13 km (8 mi) WSW of West Linn, OR
  34. 1.6 14 km (8 mi) W of West Linn, OR
  35. 1.6 14 km (9 mi) SSW of West Linn, OR
  36. 1.6 15 km (9 mi) WSW of West Linn, OR · felt by 1
  37. 1.6 14 km (9 mi) SSW of West Linn, OR
  38. 1.9 18 km (11 mi) WNW of West Linn, OR · felt by 3
  39. 1.9 23 km (14 mi) WNW of West Linn, OR · felt by 5
  40. 1.6 12 km (8 mi) W of West Linn, OR · felt by 1
  41. 1.6 30 km (18 mi) SW of West Linn, OR
  42. 1.7 16 km (10 mi) WSW of West Linn, OR
  43. 1.8 14 km (9 mi) W of West Linn, OR
  44. 1.8 18 km (11 mi) WNW of West Linn, OR
  45. 1.5 15 km (9 mi) WSW of West Linn, OR
  46. 1.7 29 km (18 mi) SSE of West Linn, OR
  47. 1.6 15 km (9 mi) WSW of West Linn, OR
  48. 2.0 23 km (15 mi) S of West Linn, OR
  49. 1.9 22 km (14 mi) SW of West Linn, OR
  50. 1.7 21 km (13 mi) WNW of West Linn, 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 West Linn time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after West Linn are listed even when they are further out.

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On the map

The white circle is West Linn; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Estimated shaking in West Linn

The strongest shaking in West Linn from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity II (weak), from the M 3.1 on 16 July 2016, 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.

MagnitudeWhenDistanceShaking in West Linn (est.)
M 3.1 20 kmII · Weak · felt by 83
M 2.0 14 kmII · Weak · felt by 1
M 1.6 11 kmII · Weak · felt by 1
M 1.9 15 kmII · Weak
M 1.5 11 kmII · 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. 3 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 West Linn:

  1. 5.6 4 km E of Scotts Mills, Oregon · 37 km S of West Linn
  2. 5.2 5 km E of Bridgeton, Oregon · 26 km N of West Linn
  3. 5.0 3 km SW of Portland, Oregon · 16 km NNW of West Linn

USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.

Nearest mapped faults

USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.

Be ready

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