Oregon earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 15 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 15 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon on Tue, Sep 13, 1994, 5:44 AM PDT (12:44 UTC), 5 km (3 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
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1994-09-13 12:44:13 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.240° N, 121.969° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

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

After

  1. 1.716 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11703 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.824 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11695 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.427 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11685 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 1.811 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11683 days ago · -2 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.617 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11675 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.716 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11666 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 3.015 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11655 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.6Oregon · 11646 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 1.921 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11646 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 1.720 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11646 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away

Before

  1. 1.718 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11708 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.818 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11710 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.714 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11712 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.514 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11712 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.717 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11713 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.821 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11714 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 1.6Oregon · 11718 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.927 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11727 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 1.926 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11727 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 2.026 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11727 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10353453. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:20 AM UTC.