M4.0 earthquake 165 km WNW of Bandon, Oregon
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 165 km WNW of Bandon, Oregon on Fri, Oct 18, 1974, 12:36 PM PDT (19:36 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 217 km W of Bandon, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-10-18 19:36:48 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 43.479° N, 126.392° 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
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 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 usp00008fe. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:54 AM UTC.