M4.5 earthquake 170 km W of Bandon, Oregon
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 170 km W of Bandon, Oregon on Sat, Oct 19, 1974, 3:09 PM PDT (22:09 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-10-19 22:09:42 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 43.290° N, 126.490° 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
- 12
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3186 km WNW of Bandon, Oregon · 18964 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.0229 km WNW of Bandon, Oregon · 18937 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
- 5.1217 km W of Bandon, Oregon · 18937 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.2172 km W of Port Orford, Oregon · 18909 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00008fx. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:19 PM UTC.