M4.4 earthquake 224 km W of Bandon, Oregon
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 224 km W of Bandon, Oregon on Sun, Jan 23, 1983, 3:15 PM PST (23:15 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 163 km W of Langlois, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-01-23 23:15:54 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 43.536° N, 127.112° 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: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001shf. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:07 AM UTC.