M4.3 earthquake 179 km W of Port Orford, Oregon
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 179 km W of Port Orford, Oregon on Fri, Apr 24, 1981, 1:23 PM PST (21:23 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 190 km W of Bandon, 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
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-04-24 21:23:08 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 42.559° N, 126.672° 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
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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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9190 km W of Bandon, Oregon · 16582 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.1200 km W of Bandon, Oregon · 16563 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.1189 km W of Bandon, Oregon · 16555 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.3160 km W of Langlois, Oregon · 16543 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001db2. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:41 PM UTC.