M3.4 earthquake 172 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 172 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon on Wed, Aug 10, 1983, 10:10 AM PDT (17:10 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 178 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
- 3.4 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-08-10 17:10:37 UTC
- Depth
- 3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.882° N, 126.411° 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 7.7 km horizontally, 11.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.19
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 313°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 19
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.2140 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon · 15729 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.0178 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon · 15708 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.1173 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon · 15695 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1100184. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:46 AM UTC.