Oregon earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 20 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 20 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon on Thu, Nov 10, 1994, 2:46 PM PST (22:46 UTC), 2 km (2 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
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1994-11-10 22:46:07 UTC
Depth
2.4 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.294° N, 122.010° 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, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
132°
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: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.627 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11644 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 3.924 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11642 days ago · -2 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.826 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11642 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.625 km SSW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11642 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.626 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11642 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.726 km SSW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11642 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.226 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11642 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.527 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11642 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 1.726 km SSW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11641 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.526 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11641 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.026 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11640 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.526 km SSW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11640 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.027 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11640 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.627 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11640 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.625 km SSW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11640 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.426 km SSW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11640 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 1.8Oregon · 11637 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.126 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11633 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 1.816 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11626 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.516 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11625 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 1.620 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11620 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.720 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11620 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 1.520 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11620 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 1.83 km NNE of Macdoel, California · 11610 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 1.726 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11602 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 2.333 km ENE of Prospect, Oregon · 11601 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 2.635 km ENE of Prospect, Oregon · 11601 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 2.434 km ENE of Prospect, Oregon · 11601 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 1.525 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11598 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 2.014 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11592 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away

Before

  1. 1.921 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11649 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.6Oregon · 11649 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 3.015 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11659 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.716 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11669 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.617 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11678 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10357473. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:36 PM UTC.