M5.3 earthquake 107 km W of Gold Beach, Oregon
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 107 km W of Gold Beach, Oregon on Wed, Dec 24, 1980, 5:29 AM PST (13:29 UTC), 15 km (9 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
- 5.3 (ms), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-12-24 13:29:15 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 42.369° N, 125.726° 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
- 82
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.0122 km WSW of Port Orford, Oregon · 16715 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.3105 km W of Gold Beach, Oregon · 16715 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
- 4.2127 km W of Gold Beach, Oregon · 16714 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.3117 km W of Gold Beach, Oregon · 16713 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.876 km W of Crescent City, California · 16705 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.9140 km WNW of Port Orford, Oregon · 16702 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001bem (also filed as gcmtb122480a, ushis3691, gcmt19801224132915, iscgem634473). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:49 PM UTC.