Oregon earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 17 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 17 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon on Fri, Jan 13, 1995, 6:40 PM PST (02:40 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1995-01-14 02:40:34 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.284° N, 121.977° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
82°
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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.515 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11579 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.725 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11577 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.113 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11575 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.517 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11569 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.924 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11554 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away

Before

  1. 1.717 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11583 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.014 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11588 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.525 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11595 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.434 km ENE of Prospect, Oregon · 11597 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.635 km ENE of Prospect, Oregon · 11597 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.333 km ENE of Prospect, Oregon · 11597 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.726 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11598 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.83 km NNE of Macdoel, California · 11607 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10362123. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:11 AM UTC.