M4.4 earthquake 246 km WNW of Bandon, Oregon
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 246 km WNW of Bandon, Oregon on Thu, Apr 11, 1985, 10:31 AM PST (18:31 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 228 km WNW of Bandon, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-04-11 18:31:56 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 43.736° N, 127.333° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
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 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 4.2297 km WNW of Barview, Oregon · 15153 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.9241 km WNW of Bandon, Oregon · 15168 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.6250 km WNW of Bandon, Oregon · 15174 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
- 4.2260 km WNW of Bandon, Oregon · 15175 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
- 6.5259 km W of Bandon, Oregon · 15175 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002dqc. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:18 PM UTC.