Oregon earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 14 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 14 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon on Fri, Jan 6, 1995, 7:52 PM PST (03:52 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 17 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1995-01-07 03:52:36 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.246° N, 121.961° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
103°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.717 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11583 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.117 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11582 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.515 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11579 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.725 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11578 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.113 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11575 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.517 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11570 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.614 km NNE of McCloud, California · 11563 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.924 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11555 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away

Before

  1. 1.525 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11596 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.434 km ENE of Prospect, Oregon · 11598 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.635 km ENE of Prospect, Oregon · 11598 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.333 km ENE of Prospect, Oregon · 11598 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.726 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11599 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 1.83 km NNE of Macdoel, California · 11608 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.520 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11617 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.720 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11617 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.620 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11617 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10360463. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:28 PM UTC.