Oregon earthquakes in 1973
16 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in Oregon in 1973. The largest: M5.6 136 km W of Depoe Bay, Oregon, Jun 16, 1973.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1973 was located in Oregon. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1973
Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.1191 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon · 33 km deep
- 4.5197 km W of Bandon, Oregon · 17 km deep
- 5.4257 km WNW of Bandon, Oregon · 6 km deep
- 4.8off the coast of Oregon · 33 km deep
- 5.1off the coast of Oregon · 33 km deep
- 4.5off the coast of Oregon · 14 km deep
- 4.6257 km WNW of Bandon, Oregon · 22 km deep
- 4.5off the coast of Oregon · 33 km deep
- 4.8182 km WNW of Bandon, Oregon · 33 km deep
- 5.6136 km W of Depoe Bay, Oregon · 33 km deep
- 4.7235 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon · 33 km deep
- 4.5141 km WNW of Bandon, Oregon · 33 km deep
- 4.5196 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon · 33 km deep
- 4.9227 km WNW of Bandon, Oregon · 33 km deep
- 4.7201 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon · 33 km deep
- 5.3off the coast of Oregon · 18 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1973 | 1 | 5.3 | off the coast of Oregon |
| February 1973 | 1 | 4.7 | 201 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon |
| March 1973 | 0 | ||
| April 1973 | 1 | 4.9 | 227 km WNW of Bandon, Oregon |
| May 1973 | 1 | 4.5 | 196 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon |
| June 1973 | 4 | 5.6 | 136 km W of Depoe Bay, Oregon |
| July 1973 | 1 | 4.5 | off the coast of Oregon |
| August 1973 | 0 | ||
| September 1973 | 4 | 5.1 | off the coast of Oregon |
| October 1973 | 1 | 5.4 | 257 km WNW of Bandon, Oregon |
| November 1973 | 1 | 4.5 | 197 km W of Bandon, Oregon |
| December 1973 | 1 | 5.1 | 191 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon |
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.
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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.