Oregon earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 26 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 26 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon on Thu, Oct 7, 1993, 1:55 PM PDT (20:55 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 24 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1993-10-07 20:55:17 UTC
Depth
1.8 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.392° N, 122.067° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
153°
Stations used
6

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 150 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 150.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10317693. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:08 PM UTC.