Oregon earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 21 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 21 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon on Wed, Sep 29, 1993, 4:01 AM PDT (11:01 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 23 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1993-09-29 11:01:14 UTC
Depth
-1.5 km (-0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.461° N, 122.080° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
278°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
16

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 73 in the 60 days after this one and 126 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 73.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10319078 (also filed as usp000617q). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:08 PM UTC.