Oregon earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 17 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 17 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon on Fri, May 27, 1994, 8:59 PM PDT (03:59 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 23 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1994-05-28 03:59:59 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.273° N, 121.989° W
Region
Oregon
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
166°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.715 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11815 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.915 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11815 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.715 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11815 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.825 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11813 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.528 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11809 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.125 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11809 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.725 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11808 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.517 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11807 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.214 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11807 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.314 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11804 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.515 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11804 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.524 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11804 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.04 km NE of Macdoel, California · 11798 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.115 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11795 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.315 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11794 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.617 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11788 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.027 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11784 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.924 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11781 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 2.225 km SSW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11778 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 2.523 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11777 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 1.515 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11773 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 1.7Oregon · 11773 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 1.615 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11772 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 1.717 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11770 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 1.721 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11770 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 1.716 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11764 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 1.725 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11763 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 1.924 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11759 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 2.015 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11759 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away

Before

  1. 1.724 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11821 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.819 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11823 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.918 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11823 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.620 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11824 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.121 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11824 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.618 km WNW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11824 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.718 km NW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11824 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.515 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11824 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.515 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11825 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.817 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11826 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.116 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11827 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.815 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11828 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.915 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11828 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.715 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11832 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.615 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11833 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.414 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11833 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.715 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11833 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 1.715 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11833 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.617 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11834 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.516 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11834 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10351188. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:17 AM UTC.