All earthquakesOregon

Oregon earthquakes in 1965

6 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in Oregon in 1965. The largest: M5.9 260 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon, Apr 17, 1965.

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

19641966

Map

Where every quake of 1965 was located in Oregon. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

Every quake of 1965

Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19650
February 19650
March 19650
April 196515.9260 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon
May 196515.5off the coast of Oregon
June 196535.5177 km W of Port Orford, Oregon
July 196514.6134 km W of Pistol River, Oregon
August 19650
September 19650
October 19650
November 19650
December 19650

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 1965

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.