M4.5 earthquake 196 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 196 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon on Sat, May 12, 1973, 11:12 PM PDT (06:12 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 235 km WSW of Pistol River, 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, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-05-13 06:12:01 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.896° N, 126.720° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 22
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 usp00001tf. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:28 AM UTC.