Oregon earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 11 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 11 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon on Tue, Oct 4, 1994, 6:01 AM PDT (13:01 UTC), -2 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 24 km SW of Chiloquin, 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
1994-10-04 13:01:54 UTC
Depth
-1.7 km (-1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.268° N, 121.912° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
170°
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: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.617 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11677 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.716 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11669 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 3.015 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11658 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.6Oregon · 11648 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 1.921 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11648 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.720 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11648 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.627 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11643 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 3.924 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11641 days ago · -2 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 1.826 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11641 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.625 km SSW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11641 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.626 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11641 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 1.726 km SSW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11641 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.226 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11641 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.527 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11641 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 1.726 km SSW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11640 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.526 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11640 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.026 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11640 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.526 km SSW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11640 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.027 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11640 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 1.627 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11639 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 1.625 km SSW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11639 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 2.426 km SSW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11639 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 1.8Oregon · 11636 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 2.126 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11633 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away

Before

  1. 2.427 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11688 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.824 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11697 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.716 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11706 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.215 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11706 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.718 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11710 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.818 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11713 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.714 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11715 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.514 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11715 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10354288. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:39 PM UTC.