Oregon earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 24 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 24 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon on Thu, Sep 22, 1994, 12:25 PM PDT (19:25 UTC), 5 km (3 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), micro
Local time
UTC
1994-09-22 19:25:18 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.331° N, 122.041° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
121°
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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.427 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11686 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.811 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11684 days ago · -2 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.617 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11676 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.716 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11667 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 3.015 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11656 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 1.6Oregon · 11646 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.921 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11646 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.720 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11646 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.627 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11642 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 3.924 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11639 days ago · -2 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.826 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11639 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.625 km SSW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11639 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.626 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11639 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.726 km SSW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11639 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.226 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11639 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.527 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11639 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.726 km SSW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11639 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 1.526 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11638 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.026 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11638 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.526 km SSW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11638 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 2.027 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11638 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 1.627 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11638 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 1.625 km SSW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11637 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 2.426 km SSW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11637 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away

Before

  1. 1.716 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11704 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.215 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11705 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.718 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11709 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.818 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11711 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.714 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11713 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.514 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11713 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.717 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11714 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.821 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11715 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.6Oregon · 11719 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10356853. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:44 AM UTC.