M2.4 earthquake 12 km WSW of Klamath Falls, Oregon
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 12 km WSW of Klamath Falls, Oregon on Mon, Oct 18, 1982, 1:02 PM PDT (20:02 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 10 km SSW of Yreka, California. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.4 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-10-18 20:02:40 UTC
- Depth
- 5.4 km (3.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 42.180° N, 121.921° 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
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 146°
- Stations used
- 4
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.820 km NNE of Hornbrook, California · 16048 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.910 km ENE of Mount Shasta, California · 16042 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.310 km SSW of Yreka, California · 16029 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.530 km ESE of Tennant, California · 16029 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10147733. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 5:33 PM UTC.