M3.0 earthquake 125 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 125 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon on Sat, Jul 2, 1983, 9:44 PM PDT (04:44 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 172 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-07-03 04:44:21 UTC
- Depth
- 7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.840° N, 125.793° 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.
- Location uncertainty
- About 5.9 km horizontally, 14.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 302°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 34
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.0106 km W of Crescent City, California · 15773 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.7134 km WSW of Crescent City, California · 15766 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.4172 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon · 15749 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.2140 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon · 15728 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1097942. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:21 AM UTC.