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M 2.0ml
Earthquake near Newberg, OR
No earthquake was likely felt in Newberg in the 24 hours to 1:19 pm PST (21:19 UTC). The last one was M 2.0, 5 km (3 mi) W, at 2:30 pm PDT on 1 June 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town. Every earthquake near Newberg
This page: a magnitude 2.0 earthquake was recorded 4 km (3 mi) north of Newberg, OR, at 5:09 am PDT on 4 June 2025 (12:09 UTC), 21 km deep. 4 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
USGS: 4 km N of Newberg, Oregon
34 km (21 mi) SW of Portland, OR · 18 km (11 mi) WSW of Tigard, OR
- When
- 5:09 am PDT on 4 June 2025 ()
- Where
- 4 km (3 mi) north of Newberg, OR · earthquakes near Newberg
- Magnitude
- M 2.0 (ml)
- Depth
- 21 km below the surface
- Felt
- 4 reports · strongest reported intensity II
- Nearest
- Washington County, 26 km NNW
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 449 days ago
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This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.
At this magnitude and depth it was probably too small to be felt, even directly above it. In Newberg, 4 km away, the estimate is intensity II (weak). Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.
Earthquakes near other towns within 30 km: Dundee, Sherwood, King City, Lafayette, Dayton, Carlton.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 26 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.0 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 580,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 410,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 36× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.0 about 26 lb of TNT
Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.
For this area
No earthquake of M4 or more has been recorded within 50 km since our catalogue begins in 2016.
Before 2016, the USGS record lists 3 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km:
- 5.6 4 km E of Scotts Mills, Oregon · 44 km SE of this epicentre
- 5.2 5 km E of Bridgeton, Oregon · 42 km NE of this epicentre
- 5.0 3 km SW of Portland, Oregon · 28 km NE of this epicentre
Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.
Where
Epicentre 45.3362, -122.9795. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington County, OR | 26 km (16 mi) | NNW | earthquakes near Washington County |
| Yamhill County, OR | 28 km (17 mi) | WSW | earthquakes near Yamhill County |
| Multnomah County, OR | 50 km (31 mi) | ENE | earthquakes near Multnomah County |
| Marion County, OR | 58 km (36 mi) | SSE | earthquakes near Marion County |
| Polk County, OR | 59 km (36 mi) | SW | earthquakes near Polk County |
| Clark County, WA | 62 km (38 mi) | NE | earthquakes near Clark County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
51 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.4 6 km SE of Molalla, Oregon
- 0.9 6 km WNW of King City, Oregon
- 1.1 4 km ENE of Lafayette, Oregon
- 1.4 9 km SSE of Scappoose, Oregon
- 1.6 1 km SW of Mount Angel, Oregon
- 2.0 10 km SSE of Scappoose, Oregon
- 2.1 8 km ESE of Molalla, Oregon
- 1.6 5 km SSE of Molalla, Oregon
- 2.0 2 km SE of Amity, Oregon
- 1.9 1 km SE of Vancouver, Washington
- 1.6 7 km ESE of Molalla, Oregon
- 1.9 21 km W of Forest Grove, Oregon
- 2.0 7 km WNW of McMinnville, Oregon
- 1.5 5 km WNW of King City, Oregon
- 1.7 7 km ESE of Amity, Oregon
Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.
On USGS
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- Did you feel it? Report it to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us
- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
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