M3.2 earthquake 140 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 140 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon on Tue, Aug 30, 1983, 2:29 PM PDT (21:29 UTC), 20 km (13 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 173 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
- 3.2 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-08-30 21:29:59 UTC
- Depth
- 20.2 km (12.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.761° N, 125.945° 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 5.3 km horizontally, 9.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 300°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 23
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.0178 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon · 15716 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.1173 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon · 15702 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.7109 km WSW of Crescent City, California · 15685 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1101587. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:32 AM UTC.