Oregon earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 24 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 24 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon on Thu, Mar 24, 1994, 10:01 AM PST (18:01 UTC), 7 km (4 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
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1994-03-24 18:01:01 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.321° N, 122.048° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
113°
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: 64 in the 60 days after this one and 90 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 64.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10336018. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:42 AM UTC.