Oregon earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 22 km SSW of Chiloquin, Oregon

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 22 km SSW of Chiloquin, Oregon on Tue, Sep 21, 1993, 4:45 PM PDT (23:45 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 22 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1993-09-21 23:45:56 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.410° N, 122.009° W
Region
Oregon
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 128 in the 60 days after this one and 71 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 128.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00060tu. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:27 PM UTC.