Oregon earthquakes in 1974
20 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in Oregon in 1974. The largest: M5.1 217 km W of Bandon, Oregon, Nov 17, 1974.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1974 was located in Oregon. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1974
Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.1Washington-Oregon border region · 22 km deep
- 4.7off the coast of Oregon · 33 km deep
- 5.1217 km W of Bandon, Oregon · 12 km deep
- 4.5170 km W of Bandon, Oregon · 33 km deep
- 5.0187 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon · 33 km deep
- 4.9201 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon · 33 km deep
- 4.5off the coast of Oregon · 33 km deep
- 4.6156 km W of Port Orford, Oregon · 33 km deep
- 4.5130 km W of Port Orford, Oregon · 33 km deep
- 4.5off the coast of Oregon · 26 km deep
- 5.0206 km WNW of Bandon, Oregon · 33 km deep
- 5.197 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon · 33 km deep
- 4.9off the coast of Oregon · 33 km deep
- 5.0off the coast of Oregon · 33 km deep
- 5.0off the coast of Oregon · 15 km deep
- 4.6off the coast of Oregon · 33 km deep
- 5.0171 km W of Port Orford, Oregon · 22 km deep
- 5.1174 km W of Port Orford, Oregon · 33 km deep
- 4.7158 km W of Port Orford, Oregon · 33 km deep
- 4.7197 km W of Pistol River, Oregon · 33 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1974 | 4 | 5.1 | 174 km W of Port Orford, Oregon |
| February 1974 | 4 | 5.0 | off the coast of Oregon |
| March 1974 | 5 | 5.1 | 97 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon |
| April 1974 | 1 | 4.5 | off the coast of Oregon |
| May 1974 | 0 | ||
| June 1974 | 1 | 4.9 | 201 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon |
| July 1974 | 0 | ||
| August 1974 | 0 | ||
| September 1974 | 1 | 5.0 | 187 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon |
| October 1974 | 1 | 4.5 | 170 km W of Bandon, Oregon |
| November 1974 | 1 | 5.1 | 217 km W of Bandon, Oregon |
| December 1974 | 2 | 4.7 | off the coast of 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.