M4.3 earthquake 105 km W of Gold Beach, Oregon
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 105 km W of Gold Beach, Oregon on Wed, Dec 24, 1980, 11:40 AM PST (19:40 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-12-24 19:40:01 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 42.384° N, 125.703° 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
- 34
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2127 km W of Gold Beach, Oregon · 16707 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.3117 km W of Gold Beach, Oregon · 16706 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.876 km W of Crescent City, California · 16698 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.9140 km WNW of Port Orford, Oregon · 16695 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001bev. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:26 PM UTC.