Oregon earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 21 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 21 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon on Fri, Sep 2, 1994, 11:22 PM PDT (06:22 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 15 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1994-09-03 06:22:09 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.306° N, 122.012° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
92°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.717 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11716 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.514 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11715 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.714 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11715 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.818 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11713 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.718 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11710 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.215 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11706 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 1.716 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11706 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.824 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11697 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.427 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11688 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 1.811 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11685 days ago · -2 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 1.617 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11677 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.716 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11669 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 3.015 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11658 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away

Before

  1. 1.6Oregon · 11720 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.927 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11729 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.926 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11729 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.026 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11730 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.715 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11742 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 1.817 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11742 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.715 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11742 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.514 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11743 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.224 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11745 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.525 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11746 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10348278. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:07 PM UTC.