Oregon earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 13 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 13 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon on Wed, Dec 8, 1993, 2:49 AM PST (10:49 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 12 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1993-12-08 10:49:40 UTC
Depth
2.6 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.272° N, 121.937° 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
195°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 128 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.912 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11981 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.125 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11981 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.015 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11981 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.611 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11981 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.412 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11981 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.012 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11981 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.517 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11981 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.811 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11981 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.820 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11981 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 1.816 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11981 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.625 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11981 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 1.610 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11981 days ago · -2 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.613 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11980 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 2.125 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11980 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.516 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11980 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.5Oregon · 11979 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.819 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11979 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.613 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11978 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.59 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11978 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.513 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11978 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 2.020 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11978 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 1.610 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11978 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 2.013 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11978 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 2.026 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11977 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 1.612 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11976 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.618 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11976 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 2.612 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11976 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.520 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11976 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 1.512 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11976 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 1.521 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11976 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 1.813 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11976 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 1.715 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11975 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 2.213 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11974 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 1.817 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11973 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 1.619 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11973 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 2.626 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11973 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 1.616 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11973 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 1.726 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11972 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 1.912 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11972 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 1.519 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11972 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 1.723 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11972 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  42. 1.914 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11971 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 1.614 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11971 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 1.525 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11971 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 1.625 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11971 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  46. 1.715 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11971 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 1.613 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11970 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  48. 1.9Oregon · 11970 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 2.213 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11970 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  50. 1.713 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11970 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 1.514 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11970 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  52. 2.013 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11970 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 1.513 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11970 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 1.813 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11970 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 3.015 km WNW of Klamath Falls, OR · 11970 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 1.513 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11970 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 1.915 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11970 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 1.513 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11970 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 2.114 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11970 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 1.517 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11969 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 1.99 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11982 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.112 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11982 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.912 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11982 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.211 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11982 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.412 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11982 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.69 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11982 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.413 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11982 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.8Oregon · 11982 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.212 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11982 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.216 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11982 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.411 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11982 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.912 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11982 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.511 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11982 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.810 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11983 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.716 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11983 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 1.510 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11983 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.718 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11983 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 1.513 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11983 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.710 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11983 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.318 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11983 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10324513. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 9:34 PM UTC.