Oregon earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 17 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 17 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon on Sun, Mar 27, 1994, 3:31 AM PST (11:31 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
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1994-03-27 11:31:18 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.279° N, 121.978° 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
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 57 in the 60 days after this one and 88 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.712 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11871 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.811 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11870 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.415 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11870 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.726 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11869 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.716 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11868 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.215 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11865 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.025 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11860 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 1.724 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11860 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.727 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11859 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.528 km ESE of Ashland, Oregon · 11858 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.816 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11857 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 3.515 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11855 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.726 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11854 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 1.7Oregon · 11854 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.126 km SSW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11854 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.817 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11854 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 1.825 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11853 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.528 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11853 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 1.924 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11850 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.016 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11850 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 2.215 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11849 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 1.526 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11849 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 1.513 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11848 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 1.611 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11847 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 2.114 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11846 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 1.715 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11846 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 1.716 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11842 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 1.525 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11841 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 1.526 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11840 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 1.924 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11840 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 1.524 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11839 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 1.826 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11839 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 1.724 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11838 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 2.216 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11838 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 1.616 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11838 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 2.016 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11836 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 2.028 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11834 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 1.516 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11829 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 1.617 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11829 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  40. 1.715 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11828 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 1.715 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11828 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 2.414 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11828 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 2.615 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11828 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 1.715 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11827 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 1.915 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11823 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 1.815 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11823 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 2.116 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11822 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 1.817 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11821 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 2.515 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11820 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 1.515 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11819 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 1.718 km NW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11819 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  52. 1.618 km WNW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11819 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  53. 2.121 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11819 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 1.620 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11819 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 1.918 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11818 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 1.819 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11818 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 1.724 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11816 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away

Before

  1. 2.116 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11873 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.917 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11873 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.517 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11873 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.623 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11873 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.717 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11873 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.616 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11874 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.024 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11875 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.521 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11875 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.025 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11875 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 1.916 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11875 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.825 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11875 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.518 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11876 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.521 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11876 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.819 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11876 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.921 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11876 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.921 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11876 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.725 km SSW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11876 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 1.725 km SSW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11876 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 1.821 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11876 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.823 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11876 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10337313. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 1:08 PM UTC.