M3.0 earthquake 137 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 137 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon on Sat, Jul 4, 1987, 9:48 AM PDT (16:48 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 163 km W of Big Lagoon, 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), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-07-04 16:48:59 UTC
- Depth
- 4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.811° N, 125.932° 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 4.2 km horizontally, 12.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.28
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 302°, 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.0163 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 14278 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.682 km WSW of Crescent City, California · 14277 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.8148 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon · 14271 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc10084330. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:02 AM UTC.