Oregon earthquakes in 1981
13 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in Oregon in 1981. The largest: M6.2 off the coast of Oregon, Nov 3, 1981.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1981 was located in Oregon. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1981
Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.6249 km WNW of Bandon, Oregon · 10 km deep
- 4.5off the coast of Oregon · 10 km deep
- 4.5217 km WSW of Gold Beach, Oregon · 10 km deep
- 5.3243 km WNW of Bandon, Oregon · 10 km deep
- 6.2off the coast of Oregon · 10 km deep
- 3.2113 km WSW of Brookings, Oregon · 2 km deep
- 2.57 km SW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 1 km deep
- 2.611 km W of Pine Hollow, Oregon · 5 km deep
- 2.612 km SSE of Toledo, Oregon · 58 km deep
- 4.9190 km W of Bandon, Oregon · 10 km deep
- 4.5off the coast of Oregon · 10 km deep
- 4.5off the coast of Oregon · 10 km deep
- 4.6off the coast of Oregon · 15 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1981 | 1 | 4.6 | off the coast of Oregon |
| February 1981 | 0 | ||
| March 1981 | 0 | ||
| April 1981 | 2 | 4.5 | off the coast of Oregon |
| May 1981 | 1 | 4.9 | 190 km W of Bandon, Oregon |
| June 1981 | 1 | 2.6 | 12 km SSE of Toledo, Oregon |
| July 1981 | 2 | 2.6 | 11 km W of Pine Hollow, Oregon |
| August 1981 | 1 | 3.2 | 113 km WSW of Brookings, Oregon |
| September 1981 | 0 | ||
| October 1981 | 0 | ||
| November 1981 | 2 | 6.2 | off the coast of Oregon |
| December 1981 | 3 | 4.6 | 249 km WNW of Bandon, 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.