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Oregon earthquakes in 1960

1 earthquake of magnitude 2.5 or more was located in Oregon in 1960. The largest: M5.0 90 km W of Depoe Bay, Oregon, Nov 8, 1960.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

19591961

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Where every quake of 1960 was located in Oregon. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1960

Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19600
February 19600
March 19600
April 19600
May 19600
June 19600
July 19600
August 19600
September 19600
October 19600
November 196015.090 km W of Depoe Bay, Oregon
December 19600

What this means

The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

Oregon nowWorldwide in 1960

Sources

Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.