Oregon earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 16 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 16 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon on Wed, Sep 14, 1994, 1:56 AM PDT (08:56 UTC), 8 km (5 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
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1994-09-14 08:56:21 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.276° N, 121.965° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
163°
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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.824 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11701 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.427 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11691 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.811 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11689 days ago · -2 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.617 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11681 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.716 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11672 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 3.015 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11661 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.6Oregon · 11651 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.921 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11651 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.720 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11651 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away

Before

  1. 2.215 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11710 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.718 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11714 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.818 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11716 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.714 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11718 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.514 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11718 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.717 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11719 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.821 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11720 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.6Oregon · 11724 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.927 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11733 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.926 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11733 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.026 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11733 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10353873. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:56 AM UTC.