Oregon earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 17 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 17 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon on Sun, Nov 21, 1993, 12:33 AM PST (08:33 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 20 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
1993-11-21 08:33:37 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.266° N, 121.987° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
135°
Stations used
10

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 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.220 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11999 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.525 km SSW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11995 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 3.426 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11994 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.526 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11994 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.618 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11992 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.917 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11991 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.918 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11991 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 3.518 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11991 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.525 km SSW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11989 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.717 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11987 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.316 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11987 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 5.120 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11987 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 3.815 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11987 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.721 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11987 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.719 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11987 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.418 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11987 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.416 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11987 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.618 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11987 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 3.022 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11987 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 1.724 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11987 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 2.518 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11987 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 2.514 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11987 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 1.515 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11987 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 3.417 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11987 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 1.815 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11987 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 1.914 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11987 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 3.217 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11987 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 3.715 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11987 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 2.519 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11987 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 2.317 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11986 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 1.514 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11986 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 2.618 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11986 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 2.520 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11986 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 2.321 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11986 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 2.016 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11986 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 1.716 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11986 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 1.614 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11986 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 1.518 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11986 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 2.216 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11986 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 2.520 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11986 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 1.918 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11986 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 2.214 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11986 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 1.514 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11986 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 3.120 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11986 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 2.821 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11986 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 3.420 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11986 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 1.717 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11986 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 2.113 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11986 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 1.821 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11986 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 2.620 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11986 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 2.120 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11986 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 1.715 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11986 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 2.821 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11986 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 1.517 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11986 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 1.919 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11986 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 2.220 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11986 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 1.919 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11986 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 2.121 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11986 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 2.519 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11986 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 1.823 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11986 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 1.820 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 12002 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.519 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 12004 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.524 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 12005 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.118 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 12005 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.625 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 12006 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.517 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 12008 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.615 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 12009 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.523 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 12009 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.625 km SSW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 12009 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.626 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 12009 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.616 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 12010 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.819 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 12011 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.517 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 12011 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.527 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 12011 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 1.520 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 12011 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.718 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 12013 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.526 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 12014 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.318 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 12018 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.728 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 12019 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 2.820 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 12019 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10331123. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:39 AM UTC.