M4.4 earthquake 186 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 186 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon on Tue, Jul 23, 1985, 10:33 AM PDT (17:33 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 209 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
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-07-23 17:33:19 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.922° N, 126.594° 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
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- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002h19. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:33 AM UTC.