Oregon earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 16 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 16 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon on Sun, Dec 4, 1994, 7:09 PM PST (03:09 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 35 km ENE of Prospect, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1994-12-05 03:09:29 UTC
Depth
9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.266° N, 121.968° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
90°
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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.620 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11618 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.720 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11618 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.520 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11618 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.83 km NNE of Macdoel, California · 11609 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.726 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11600 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.333 km ENE of Prospect, Oregon · 11599 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.635 km ENE of Prospect, Oregon · 11599 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.434 km ENE of Prospect, Oregon · 11599 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.525 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11596 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 2.014 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11590 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.717 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11584 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.117 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11583 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.515 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11580 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.725 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11579 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.113 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11576 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.517 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11571 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.614 km NNE of McCloud, California · 11564 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 1.816 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11624 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.614 km NNE of McCloud, California · 11627 days ago · -2 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.126 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11631 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.8Oregon · 11635 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.426 km SSW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11638 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.625 km SSW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11638 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.627 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11638 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.027 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11638 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.526 km SSW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11638 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.026 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11639 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 1.526 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11639 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 1.726 km SSW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11639 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.527 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11640 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.226 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11640 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 1.726 km SSW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11640 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 1.626 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11640 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.625 km SSW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11640 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 1.826 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11640 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 3.924 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11640 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 1.627 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11642 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10355938. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:28 PM UTC.