M5.1 earthquake 191 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 191 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon on Wed, Dec 5, 1973, 10:14 PM PST (06:14 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-12-06 06:14:19 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.874° N, 126.646° 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
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7197 km W of Pistol River, Oregon · 19268 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.0180 km WSW of Port Orford, Oregon · 19264 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.3200 km WSW of Port Orford, Oregon · 19264 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.0off the coast of Oregon · 19264 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.7158 km W of Port Orford, Oregon · 19264 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
- 5.1174 km W of Port Orford, Oregon · 19264 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.2177 km WSW of Port Orford, Oregon · 19264 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.3151 km W of Port Orford, Oregon · 19264 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.4174 km W of Port Orford, Oregon · 19264 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
- 5.0171 km W of Port Orford, Oregon · 19264 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00004ez. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:40 PM UTC.