M4.2 earthquake 127 km W of Gold Beach, Oregon
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 127 km W of Gold Beach, Oregon on Thu, Dec 25, 1980, 7:32 AM PST (15:32 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 117 km W of Gold Beach, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-12-25 15:32:27 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 42.286° N, 125.964° 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
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3117 km W of Gold Beach, Oregon · 16713 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.876 km W of Crescent City, California · 16705 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.9140 km WNW of Port Orford, Oregon · 16702 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
Before
- 4.3105 km W of Gold Beach, Oregon · 16716 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.0122 km WSW of Port Orford, Oregon · 16716 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
- 5.3107 km W of Gold Beach, Oregon · 16716 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.9216 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon · 16717 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001bf8. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:48 PM UTC.