Oregon earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 11 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 11 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon on Sat, Feb 19, 1994, 4:16 PM PST (00:16 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 15 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1994-02-20 00:16:43 UTC
Depth
2.6 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.238° N, 121.925° 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, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
197°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 127 in the 60 days after this one and 126 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 127.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10329243. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:09 PM UTC.