M3.0 earthquake 131 km WSW of Brookings, Oregon
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 131 km WSW of Brookings, Oregon on Fri, Oct 11, 1985, 6:10 PM PDT (01:10 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 121 km WSW of Crescent City, California. 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
- 1985-10-12 01:10:51 UTC
- Depth
- 4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.705° N, 125.804° 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 5.1 km horizontally, 12.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 297°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 22
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc56729. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 11:25 AM UTC.