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Oregon earthquakes in 1982

17 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in Oregon in 1982. The largest: M5.2 off the coast of Oregon, Nov 13, 1982.

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

19811983

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Where every quake of 1982 was located in Oregon. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1982

Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19820
February 19820
March 19820
April 19820
May 19820
June 198214.9220 km W of Bandon, Oregon
July 198285.2off the coast of Oregon
August 198213.48 km NNE of Government Camp, Oregon
September 19820
October 198214.8off the coast of Oregon
November 198245.2off the coast of Oregon
December 198224.8149 km W of Port Orford, 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.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

Oregon nowWorldwide in 1982

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.