Earthquakes Continue in Northern Oregon

The area between Kent, Oregon and Maupin, Oregon has seen steady quake activity since December of 2006. The quakes have been in a concentrated area about 8 miles ESE of Maupin.

Most of the quakes are small and have not been felt. Quakes of this size usually go unnoticed by most. However, this sequence, now in its seventh month, has raised eyebrows because this kind of consistent quake activity has never been recorded in this location.

On Thursday afternoon, the strongest quake of the sequence was recorded. The 3.9 quake was the strongest in the region since a 4.2 earthquake in November of 1976.

CLICK HERE to view a special report showing all quakes in the area since 1976.