Oregon earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 15 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 15 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon on Tue, Sep 21, 1993, 12:16 AM PDT (07:16 UTC), -2 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 26 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1993-09-21 07:16:42 UTC
Depth
-1.6 km (-1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.307° N, 121.927° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
287°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 175 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.627 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 12054 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.3Oregon · 12054 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.421 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 12054 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 3.426 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 12054 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.120 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 12054 days ago · -2 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.420 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 12054 days ago · -2 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 2.129 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 12054 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.521 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 12054 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 3.026 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 12054 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.918 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 12054 days ago · -2 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 2.521 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 12054 days ago · -2 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 2.619 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 12054 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 2.629 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 12054 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.916 km SW of Mount Hebron, California · 12054 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.726 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 12054 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.822 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 12054 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.419 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 12054 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 2.130 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 12054 days ago · -2 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 2.8Oregon · 12054 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.621 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 12054 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 2.927 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 12054 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 2.121 km SW of Chiloquin, OR · 12054 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 2.413 km NW of Macdoel, California · 12054 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 2.127 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 12054 days ago · -2 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 2.629 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 12054 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 2.726 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 12054 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 1.922 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 12054 days ago · -2 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 2.929 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 12054 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 2.420 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 12054 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 2.319 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 12054 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 1.925 km W of Chiloquin, Oregon · 12054 days ago · -2 km deep · 36 km away
  32. 2.536 km SE of Butte Falls, Oregon · 12054 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 2.017 km SSW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 12054 days ago · -2 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 3.031 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 12054 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 2.419 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 12054 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 2.418 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 12054 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 2.520 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 12054 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 3.220 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 12054 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 3.221 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 12054 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 2.819 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 12054 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 2.615 km WSW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 12054 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 2.727 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 12054 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 2.321 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 12054 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 2.828 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 12054 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 3.016 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 12054 days ago · 23 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 2.727 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 12053 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 2.522 km SSW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 12053 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 3.022 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 12053 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 2.623 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 12053 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 3.022 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 12053 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 2.414 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 12053 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 2.523 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 12053 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 2.524 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 12053 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 3.314 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 12053 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 2.719 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 12053 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  56. 2.918 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 12053 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 2.519 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 12053 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  58. 2.419 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 12053 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 2.419 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 12053 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 2.919 km NNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 12053 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of 175.

Before

  1. 2.424 km SSW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 12054 days ago · -2 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.922 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 12054 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.5Oregon · 12054 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 3.027 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 12054 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.429 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 12054 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.022 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 12054 days ago · -2 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.927 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 12054 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.521 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 12054 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 4.325 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 12054 days ago · -2 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.823 km SSW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 12054 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 3.3Oregon · 12054 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 6.027 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 12054 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.725 km NW of Klamath Falls, OR · 12054 days ago · -2 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 3.219 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 12054 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.920 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 12054 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.918 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 12054 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 3.223 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 12054 days ago · -2 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.710 km WSW of Mount Hebron, California · 12054 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.223 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 12054 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 3.719 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 12054 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away

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