March 25, 1993 Earthquake: Washington-Oregon Border, United States

Name: March 25, 1993 Earthquake: Washington-Oregon Border, United States
Start: 1993-03-25
Location: Washington-Oregon Border, United States

March 25, 1993 · M5.6 · $28.4 million

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Washington-Oregon Border, United States on March 25, 1993 at 13:34:35 UTC, 21 km below the surface.

Map

Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.

The earthquake

Date: March 25, 1993
Time: 13:34:35 UTC
Place: Washington-Oregon Border, United States
Magnitude: 5.6 (Mw)
Focal depth: 21 km (13 mi)
Intensity: 7 on the Modified Mercalli scale
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 45.035° N, 122.607° W
Country: United States

The toll

Damage: $28.4 million

Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

Significant earthquakes of 1993 The 1900s Every quake the USGS located in 1993 Recent earthquakes near here This day in weather history

Sources

Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 5351.