M4.5 earthquake 197 km W of Bandon, Oregon
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 197 km W of Bandon, Oregon on Thu, Nov 22, 1973, 2:09 PM PST (22:09 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 158 km W of Port Orford, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-11-22 22:09:24 UTC
- Depth
- 17.0 km (10.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 43.473° N, 126.788° 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.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000488. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:28 PM UTC.