Oregon earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 9 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 9 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon on Wed, Jan 26, 1994, 4:09 PM PST (00:09 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 13 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1994-01-27 00:09:08 UTC
Depth
2.6 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.247° N, 121.896° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
115°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 177 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.813 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11927 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.110 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11927 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.018 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11927 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.522 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11926 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.713 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11926 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.611 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11926 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 3.313 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11926 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.912 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11925 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.712 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11925 days ago · -2 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.715 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11925 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 1.913 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11925 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.912 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11925 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.518 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11925 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.622 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11925 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 1.925 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11924 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.726 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11924 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 1.514 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11924 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.915 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11924 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.611 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11924 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.615 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11924 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 2.415 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11924 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 1.715 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11924 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 1.518 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11924 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 2.14 km SSE of Tennant, California · 11924 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 1.513 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11923 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 1.720 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11923 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 1.517 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11923 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 1.814 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11923 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 1.612 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11922 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 1.511 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11921 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 1.611 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11921 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 1.519 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11921 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 1.527 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11920 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 1.511 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11920 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 1.613 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11920 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 1.612 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11920 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 1.816 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11920 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 2.124 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11920 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 1.715 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11919 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 1.625 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11918 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 1.714 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11918 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 1.624 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11918 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 2.024 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11918 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  44. 1.725 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11918 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  45. 2.011 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11917 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 1.524 km SSW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11916 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  47. 1.511 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11916 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 1.816 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11916 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 1.718 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11916 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 1.825 km SSW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11915 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 2.018 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11915 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 2.824 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11915 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 1.511 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11915 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 1.814 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11915 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 1.626 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11915 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  56. 1.512 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11912 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 1.77 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11911 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 1.517 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11911 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 2.418 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11910 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  60. 1.57 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11910 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 177.

Before

  1. 2.013 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11927 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.513 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11927 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.617 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11927 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.813 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11927 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.113 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11927 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.813 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11927 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.913 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11927 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.013 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11927 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.616 km ENE of Prospect, Oregon · 11927 days ago · 36 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.125 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11927 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.825 km SSW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11927 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.226 km SSW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11928 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 2.03 km SSW of Tennant, California · 11928 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 2.313 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11928 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.013 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11928 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.712 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11928 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.713 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11928 days ago · -2 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 1.711 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11929 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10341898. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:19 PM UTC.