Oregon earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 12 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 12 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon on Tue, Dec 21, 1993, 1:00 PM PST (21:00 UTC), 2 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 10 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
1993-12-21 21:00:48 UTC
Depth
2.4 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.266° N, 121.928° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
170°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.410 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11937 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.59 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11937 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.612 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11937 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.825 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11937 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.611 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11937 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.615 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11937 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.710 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11937 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.611 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11937 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.68 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11936 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.712 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11936 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.59 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11936 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.911 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11936 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.512 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11936 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.615 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11936 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.825 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11936 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.725 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11936 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.516 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11936 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 1.615 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11936 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.614 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11936 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.811 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11936 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 2.411 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11936 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 2.011 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11935 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 1.811 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11935 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 1.58 km S of Tennant, California · 11935 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 1.926 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11935 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 1.813 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11935 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 1.78 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11934 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 2.113 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11934 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 2.415 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11934 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 4.315 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11934 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 1.914 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11934 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 1.713 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11934 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 1.614 km WNW of Klamath Falls, OR · 11934 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 1.912 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11934 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 1.915 km WNW of Klamath Falls, OR · 11934 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 2.415 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11934 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 2.113 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11934 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 1.724 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11934 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 1.915 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11934 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 2.020 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11934 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 1.715 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11934 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 2.014 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11934 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 1.913 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11934 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  44. 1.811 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11934 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 1.614 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11934 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 1.614 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11934 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 1.614 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11934 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 1.98 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11934 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 1.713 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11934 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 1.913 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11934 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 1.613 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11934 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 2.215 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11933 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  53. 1.918 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11933 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 1.712 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11933 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 1.915 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11933 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 2.515 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11933 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 2.4Oregon · 11933 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 2.114 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11933 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 1.914 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11933 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 1.711 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11933 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10335673. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:26 PM UTC.