M1.5 earthquake 16 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon

Magnitude

1.5 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Pacific Northwest Seismic Network

Local time

Mon, May 9, 1994, 10:29 AM PDT

UTC

1994-05-09 17:29:33 UTC

Depth

9.4 km (5.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

42.251° N, 121.976° W

Region

Oregon

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.5 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.03

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

191°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

5

• Klamath Falls, OregonPopulation 21,399. Forecast16 kmW
• Eugene, OregonPopulation 176,654. Forecast220 kmSSE

After

1. 1.617 km WNW of Klamath Falls, OregonMon, May 9, 12:50 PM PDT · 11833 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
2. 1.715 km W of Klamath Falls, OregonTue, May 10, 6:17 AM PDT · 11832 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
3. 1.715 km W of Klamath Falls, OregonTue, May 10, 6:17 AM PDT · 11832 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
4. 2.414 km W of Klamath Falls, OregonTue, May 10, 6:18 AM PDT · 11832 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
5. 2.615 km W of Klamath Falls, OregonTue, May 10, 6:21 AM PDT · 11832 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
6. 1.715 km WNW of Klamath Falls, OregonTue, May 10, 9:44 PM PDT · 11832 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
7. 1.915 km W of Klamath Falls, OregonSun, May 15, 10:48 AM PDT · 11827 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
8. 1.815 km W of Klamath Falls, OregonSun, May 15, 11:03 AM PDT · 11827 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
9. 2.116 km WNW of Klamath Falls, OregonSun, May 15, 9:25 PM PDT · 11827 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
10. 1.817 km WNW of Klamath Falls, OregonMon, May 16, 8:18 PM PDT · 11826 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
11. 2.515 km W of Klamath Falls, OregonTue, May 17, 10:35 PM PDT · 11825 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
12. 1.515 km W of Klamath Falls, OregonWed, May 18, 7:34 PM PDT · 11824 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
13. 1.718 km NW of Chiloquin, OregonWed, May 18, 8:22 PM PDT · 11824 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
14. 1.618 km WNW of Chiloquin, OregonThu, May 19, 7:35 AM PDT · 11823 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
15. 2.121 km WNW of Klamath Falls, OregonThu, May 19, 9:12 AM PDT · 11823 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
16. 1.620 km WNW of Klamath Falls, OregonThu, May 19, 9:31 AM PDT · 11823 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
17. 1.918 km WNW of Klamath Falls, OregonThu, May 19, 10:05 PM PDT · 11823 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
18. 1.819 km WNW of Klamath Falls, OregonFri, May 20, 8:28 AM PDT · 11822 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
19. 1.724 km WNW of Klamath Falls, OregonSun, May 22, 1:08 PM PDT · 11820 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
20. 1.517 km WNW of Klamath Falls, OregonFri, May 27, 8:59 PM PDT · 11815 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
21. 1.715 km WNW of Klamath Falls, OregonSat, May 28, 4:35 AM PDT · 11815 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
22. 1.915 km W of Klamath Falls, OregonSat, May 28, 7:55 AM PDT · 11814 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
23. 1.715 km W of Klamath Falls, OregonSat, May 28, 8:01 AM PDT · 11814 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
24. 1.825 km WNW of Klamath Falls, OregonSun, May 29, 5:43 PM PDT · 11813 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
25. 1.528 km NW of Klamath Falls, OregonFri, Jun 3, 2:41 AM PDT · 11809 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
26. 2.125 km NW of Klamath Falls, OregonFri, Jun 3, 7:45 AM PDT · 11808 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
27. 1.725 km WNW of Klamath Falls, OregonSat, Jun 4, 6:47 AM PDT · 11807 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
28. 1.517 km WNW of Klamath Falls, OregonSat, Jun 4, 9:58 PM PDT · 11807 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
29. 2.214 km W of Klamath Falls, OregonSun, Jun 5, 2:50 PM PDT · 11806 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
30. 2.314 km W of Klamath Falls, OregonWed, Jun 8, 6:20 AM PDT · 11803 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
31. 1.515 km WNW of Klamath Falls, OregonWed, Jun 8, 8:41 AM PDT · 11803 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
32. 1.524 km WNW of Klamath Falls, OregonWed, Jun 8, 12:17 PM PDT · 11803 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
33. 2.04 km NE of Macdoel, CaliforniaMon, Jun 13, 6:28 PM PDT · 11798 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
34. 2.115 km WNW of Klamath Falls, OregonFri, Jun 17, 10:56 AM PDT · 11794 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
35. 2.315 km WNW of Klamath Falls, OregonFri, Jun 17, 3:49 PM PDT · 11794 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
36. 1.617 km WNW of Klamath Falls, OregonFri, Jun 24, 1:39 AM PDT · 11788 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
37. 2.027 km WNW of Klamath Falls, OregonTue, Jun 28, 3:40 PM PDT · 11783 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
38. 1.924 km WNW of Klamath Falls, OregonFri, Jul 1, 1:09 AM PDT · 11781 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
39. 2.225 km SSW of Chiloquin, OregonMon, Jul 4, 1:23 AM PDT · 11778 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
40. 2.523 km WNW of Klamath Falls, OregonTue, Jul 5, 11:05 AM PDT · 11776 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away

Before

1. 2.028 km WNW of Klamath Falls, OregonWed, May 4, 2:10 AM PDT · 11839 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
2. 2.016 km WNW of Klamath Falls, OregonMon, May 2, 11:32 AM PDT · 11840 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
3. 1.616 km WNW of Klamath Falls, OregonSat, Apr 30, 5:38 PM PDT · 11842 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
4. 2.216 km WNW of Klamath Falls, OregonSat, Apr 30, 4:16 PM PDT · 11842 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
5. 1.724 km WNW of Klamath Falls, OregonSat, Apr 30, 11:04 AM PDT · 11842 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
6. 1.826 km WNW of Klamath Falls, OregonFri, Apr 29, 10:19 AM PDT · 11843 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
7. 1.524 km WNW of Klamath Falls, OregonFri, Apr 29, 4:52 AM PDT · 11844 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
8. 1.924 km WNW of Klamath Falls, OregonThu, Apr 28, 5:55 PM PDT · 11844 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
9. 1.526 km WNW of Klamath Falls, OregonThu, Apr 28, 9:20 AM PDT · 11844 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
10. 1.525 km WNW of Klamath Falls, OregonWed, Apr 27, 2:25 AM PDT · 11846 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
11. 1.716 km WNW of Klamath Falls, OregonTue, Apr 26, 9:19 AM PDT · 11846 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
12. 1.715 km W of Klamath Falls, OregonFri, Apr 22, 3:01 PM PDT · 11850 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
13. 2.114 km W of Klamath Falls, OregonFri, Apr 22, 6:47 AM PDT · 11850 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
14. 1.611 km WNW of Klamath Falls, OregonThu, Apr 21, 2:57 AM PDT · 11852 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
15. 1.513 km WNW of Klamath Falls, OregonWed, Apr 20, 4:57 PM PDT · 11852 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
16. 1.526 km WNW of Klamath Falls, OregonTue, Apr 19, 7:28 AM PDT · 11853 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
17. 2.215 km W of Klamath Falls, OregonMon, Apr 18, 7:31 PM PDT · 11854 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
18. 2.016 km WNW of Klamath Falls, OregonMon, Apr 18, 4:44 PM PDT · 11854 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
19. 1.924 km WNW of Klamath Falls, OregonMon, Apr 18, 3:12 AM PDT · 11855 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
20. 1.528 km NW of Klamath Falls, OregonFri, Apr 15, 3:47 PM PDT · 11857 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10343978. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:46 PM UTC.