M4.7 earthquake 197 km W of Pistol River, Oregon
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 197 km W of Pistol River, Oregon on Tue, Jan 1, 1974, 10:28 AM PST (18:28 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 174 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-01-01 18:28:19 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.965° N, 126.744° 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
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.0180 km WSW of Port Orford, Oregon · 19253 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.3200 km WSW of Port Orford, Oregon · 19253 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.0off the coast of Oregon · 19253 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.7158 km W of Port Orford, Oregon · 19253 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
- 5.1174 km W of Port Orford, Oregon · 19253 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.2177 km WSW of Port Orford, Oregon · 19253 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.3151 km W of Port Orford, Oregon · 19253 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.4174 km W of Port Orford, Oregon · 19253 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
- 5.0171 km W of Port Orford, Oregon · 19253 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00004s8. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:15 PM UTC.