Oregon earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 26 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 26 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon on Thu, Nov 17, 1994, 12:33 PM PST (20:33 UTC), 4 km (3 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
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1994-11-17 20:33:20 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.365° N, 122.043° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.02
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
213°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.625 km SSW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11640 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.626 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11640 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.726 km SSW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11640 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.226 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11639 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.527 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11639 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.726 km SSW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11639 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.526 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11638 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.026 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11638 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.526 km SSW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11638 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.027 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11638 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.627 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11638 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.625 km SSW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11638 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.426 km SSW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11637 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.8Oregon · 11635 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.126 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11631 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.816 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11624 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 1.516 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11622 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.620 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11618 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.720 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11618 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.520 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11618 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 1.83 km NNE of Macdoel, California · 11608 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 1.726 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11600 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 2.333 km ENE of Prospect, Oregon · 11598 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 2.635 km ENE of Prospect, Oregon · 11598 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 2.434 km ENE of Prospect, Oregon · 11598 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 1.525 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11596 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 2.014 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11589 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  28. 1.717 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11584 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 2.117 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11582 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 1.515 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11580 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away

Before

  1. 3.924 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11640 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.627 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11642 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.720 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11647 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.921 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11647 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.6Oregon · 11647 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 3.015 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11656 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.716 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11667 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10359623. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:04 AM UTC.