Oregon earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 28 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 28 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon on Tue, Nov 2, 1993, 9:59 AM PST (17:59 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 19 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1993-11-02 17:59:29 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.378° N, 122.076° 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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Location uncertainty
About 0.6 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
152°
Stations used
12

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 198.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10315583. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:39 PM UTC.