M4.1 earthquake 189 km W of Bandon, Oregon
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 189 km W of Bandon, Oregon on Sat, Jun 6, 1981, 3:57 AM PDT (10:57 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 160 km W of Langlois, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-06-06 10:57:54 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 43.444° N, 126.706° 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
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- Depth from
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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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2270 km WNW of Bandon, Oregon · 16545 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.3160 km W of Langlois, Oregon · 16536 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.6216 km W of Bandon, Oregon · 16519 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001e19. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 6:48 AM UTC.