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

Magnitude

1.7 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Pacific Northwest Seismic Network

Local time

Mon, Aug 8, 1994, 5:32 AM PDT

UTC

1994-08-08 12:32:52 UTC

Depth

8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

42.249° N, 121.966° W

Region

Oregon

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.06

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

89°

Stations used

10

• Klamath Falls, OregonPopulation 21,399. Forecast15 kmW
• Eugene, OregonPopulation 176,654. Forecast220 kmSSE

After

1. 1.817 km WNW of Klamath Falls, OregonMon, Aug 8, 12:00 PM PDT · 11741 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
2. 1.715 km WNW of Klamath Falls, OregonMon, Aug 8, 4:01 PM PDT · 11741 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
3. 2.026 km WNW of Klamath Falls, OregonSat, Aug 20, 6:41 PM PDT · 11729 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
4. 1.926 km WNW of Klamath Falls, OregonSun, Aug 21, 10:16 AM PDT · 11728 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
5. 1.927 km WNW of Klamath Falls, OregonSun, Aug 21, 10:17 AM PDT · 11728 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
6. 1.6OregonTue, Aug 30, 9:28 AM PDT · 11719 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
7. 1.821 km WNW of Klamath Falls, OregonFri, Sep 2, 11:22 PM PDT · 11716 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
8. 1.717 km WNW of Klamath Falls, OregonSat, Sep 3, 9:44 PM PDT · 11715 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
9. 1.514 km WNW of Klamath Falls, OregonSun, Sep 4, 5:51 PM PDT · 11714 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
10. 1.714 km WNW of Klamath Falls, OregonSun, Sep 4, 6:49 PM PDT · 11714 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
11. 1.818 km WNW of Klamath Falls, OregonTue, Sep 6, 10:33 PM PDT · 11712 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
12. 1.718 km WNW of Klamath Falls, OregonFri, Sep 9, 4:00 AM PDT · 11710 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
13. 2.215 km W of Klamath Falls, OregonTue, Sep 13, 5:44 AM PDT · 11706 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
14. 1.716 km WNW of Klamath Falls, OregonWed, Sep 14, 1:56 AM PDT · 11705 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
15. 1.824 km WNW of Klamath Falls, OregonThu, Sep 22, 12:25 PM PDT · 11696 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
16. 2.427 km SW of Chiloquin, OregonSat, Oct 1, 7:21 PM PDT · 11687 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
17. 1.811 km WNW of Klamath Falls, OregonTue, Oct 4, 6:01 AM PDT · 11685 days ago · -2 km deep · 5 km away

Before

1. 2.514 km WNW of Klamath Falls, OregonSun, Aug 7, 8:17 PM PDT · 11742 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
2. 2.224 km WNW of Klamath Falls, OregonFri, Aug 5, 8:18 PM PDT · 11744 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
3. 1.525 km WNW of Klamath Falls, OregonThu, Aug 4, 4:58 AM PDT · 11746 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
4. 1.524 km WNW of Klamath Falls, OregonWed, Aug 3, 4:53 AM PDT · 11747 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
5. 2.0OregonWed, Aug 3, 12:17 AM PDT · 11747 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
6. 1.824 km WNW of Klamath Falls, OregonSat, Jul 30, 4:07 AM PDT · 11751 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
7. 1.524 km WNW of Klamath Falls, OregonFri, Jul 29, 12:10 PM PDT · 11751 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
8. 2.015 km W of Klamath Falls, OregonFri, Jul 22, 10:31 PM PDT · 11758 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
9. 1.924 km WNW of Klamath Falls, OregonFri, Jul 22, 5:27 PM PDT · 11758 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
10. 1.725 km NW of Klamath Falls, OregonMon, Jul 18, 9:16 PM PDT · 11762 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
11. 1.716 km WNW of Klamath Falls, OregonMon, Jul 18, 6:15 AM PDT · 11763 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
12. 1.721 km WNW of Klamath Falls, OregonTue, Jul 12, 11:03 AM PDT · 11768 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
13. 1.717 km WNW of Klamath Falls, OregonMon, Jul 11, 4:10 PM PDT · 11769 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
14. 1.615 km WNW of Klamath Falls, OregonSun, Jul 10, 9:49 AM PDT · 11770 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10349078. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:31 AM UTC.