Oregon earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 20 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 20 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon on Tue, Sep 21, 1993, 5:20 AM PDT (12:20 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 23 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1993-09-21 12:20:01 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.307° N, 122.005° W
Region
Oregon
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.4Md, durationPacific Northwest Seismic NetworkPreferred · Final · ±0.08 · 3 stations
2.6Md, durationUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Held to mainshock location.

From the USGS event page for uw10314123. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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 2.3 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
287°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 147 in the 60 days after this one and 65 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 147.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10314123 (also filed as usp00060sd). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:59 PM UTC.