Oregon earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 15 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 15 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon on Tue, May 10, 1994, 9:44 PM PDT (04:44 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 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
1994-05-11 04:44:28 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.254° N, 121.964° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
89°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.915 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11825 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.815 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11825 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.116 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11824 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.817 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11824 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.515 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11822 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.515 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11822 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.718 km NW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11822 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.618 km WNW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11821 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 2.121 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11821 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 1.620 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11821 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.918 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11820 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.819 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11820 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.724 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11818 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.517 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11813 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.715 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11812 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.915 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11812 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.715 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11812 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.825 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11811 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.528 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11806 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 2.125 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11806 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 1.725 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11805 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 1.517 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11804 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 2.214 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11804 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 2.314 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11801 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 1.515 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11801 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  26. 1.524 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11801 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 2.04 km NE of Macdoel, California · 11796 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 2.115 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11792 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  29. 2.315 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11792 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  30. 1.617 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11785 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 2.027 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11781 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 1.924 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11778 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 2.225 km SSW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11775 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 2.523 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11774 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 1.515 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11771 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 1.7Oregon · 11770 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away

Before

  1. 2.615 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11830 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.414 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11830 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.715 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11830 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.715 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11830 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.617 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11831 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.516 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11831 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.028 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11836 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.016 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11838 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.616 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11840 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.216 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11840 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.724 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11840 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.826 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11841 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 1.524 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11841 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.924 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11842 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.526 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11842 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 1.525 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11843 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.716 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11844 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.715 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11848 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.114 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11848 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.611 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11849 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10344848. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:51 PM UTC.