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Oregon Earthquake History
Since August 5, 1910, the USGS has recorded 659 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or greater in Oregon, 33 of them magnitude 6 or above. The strongest was M 7.0.
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Strongest in Oregon
M 7.0 · 136 km WSW of Brookings, OregonAugust 17, 1991M 6.9 · 103 km W of Pistol River, OregonJuly 13, 1991M 6.5 · 259 km W of Bandon, OregonMarch 13, 1985M 6.5 · 235 km W of Port Orford, OregonAugust 5, 1910M 6.4 · 213 km W of Port Orford, OregonAugust 20, 1952M 6.4 · off the coast of OregonSeptember 11, 1928M 6.3 · off the coast of OregonMay 8, 1968M 6.3 · 248 km W of Bandon, OregonOctober 27, 1994M 6.3 · off the coast of OregonJanuary 16, 2003M 6.3 · 242 km WNW of Bandon, OregonJanuary 10, 2008
All recorded earthquakes
M 5.4 mwJanuary 5, 1990
204 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.6 msJanuary 5, 1990
226 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.5 mbNovember 4, 1989
200 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.5 mbOctober 15, 1989
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.6 mbSeptember 17, 1989
266 km WNW of Bandon, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.5 mbJuly 20, 1989
177 km W of Langlois, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.6 mwMay 16, 1989
265 km W of Bandon, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.6 mbMarch 23, 1989
224 km W of Bandon, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.8 mbJanuary 11, 1989
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.1 mwJanuary 11, 1989
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.0 msDecember 19, 1988
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.7 mbOctober 29, 1988
180 km W of Bandon, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.5 mbOctober 26, 1988
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.6 mbOctober 24, 1988
206 km W of Bandon, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.6 mbOctober 23, 1988
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.5 mwOctober 23, 1988
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.6 mbOctober 22, 1988
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.5 mbOctober 22, 1988
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.6 mbOctober 22, 1988
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.7 mbOctober 22, 1988
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.6 mbAugust 13, 1988
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.5 mbJuly 6, 1988
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.5 mbJune 26, 1988
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.6 mbDecember 30, 1987
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.2 mwDecember 7, 1987
234 km W of Bandon, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.4 mwOctober 17, 1987
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.4 mwJune 27, 1987
221 km W of Bandon, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.5 mbFebruary 24, 1987
199 km W of Bandon, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.5 mbFebruary 18, 1987
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.6 mbFebruary 18, 1987
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.9 mbDecember 31, 1986
250 km WNW of Bandon, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.9 mbOctober 26, 1986
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.6 mbOctober 21, 1986
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.0 mbOctober 21, 1986
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.0 mbOctober 21, 1986
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.5 mbOctober 6, 1986
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.6 mwOctober 5, 1986
234 km W of Bandon, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.5 msSeptember 12, 1986
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.6 mbMay 20, 1986
194 km W of Gold Beach, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.5 mbMay 4, 1986
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Earthquake Hazards Program. Older and smaller earthquakes are under-counted relative to recent decades as instrumentation improved. A record of past shaking is not a forecast. See About the Data.