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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 5.2 mbMarch 22, 1979
205 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon · depth 15 km
M 4.5 mbMarch 21, 1979
198 km W of Gold Beach, Oregon · depth 15 km
M 4.8 mbFebruary 1, 1979
152 km W of Port Orford, Oregon · depth 15 km
M 4.5 mbJune 29, 1978
237 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon · depth 15 km
M 4.7 mbJune 29, 1978
219 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon · depth 15 km
M 4.5 mbFebruary 24, 1978
153 km WNW of Port Orford, Oregon · depth 15 km
M 5.0 mbFebruary 16, 1978
114 km W of Port Orford, Oregon · depth 15 km
M 4.7 mbFebruary 1, 1978
299 km WNW of Bandon, Oregon · depth 15 km
M 4.5 mbJanuary 4, 1978
172 km W of Bandon, Oregon · depth 15 km
M 4.7 mbNovember 20, 1977
205 km W of Bandon, Oregon · depth 15 km
M 4.8 mbOctober 11, 1977
298 km WNW of Bandon, Oregon · depth 15 km
M 4.7 mbOctober 1, 1977
off the coast of Oregon · depth 15 km
M 5.2 mbSeptember 7, 1977
188 km W of Pistol River, Oregon · depth 15 km
M 5.4 msJuly 28, 1977
off the coast of Oregon · depth 15 km
M 4.6 mbJuly 16, 1977
266 km WNW of Bandon, Oregon · depth 15 km
M 4.7 mbJune 25, 1977
190 km W of Pistol River, Oregon · depth 18 km
M 4.5 mbJune 25, 1977
277 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon · depth 15 km
M 4.5 mbJune 25, 1977
202 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon · depth 15 km
M 4.8 mbApril 23, 1977
196 km W of Pistol River, Oregon · depth 15 km
M 4.5 mbApril 22, 1977
off the coast of Oregon · depth 15 km
M 4.7 mbApril 22, 1977
off the coast of Oregon · depth 15 km
M 5.2 mbApril 22, 1977
off the coast of Oregon · depth 15 km
M 5.0 mbApril 22, 1977
off the coast of Oregon · depth 15 km
M 4.7 mbApril 11, 1977
143 km W of Port Orford, Oregon · depth 15 km
M 4.6 mbApril 8, 1977
210 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon · depth 15 km
M 4.8 mbFebruary 10, 1977
off the coast of Oregon · depth 15 km
M 5.0 mbDecember 29, 1976
196 km W of Bandon, Oregon · depth 15 km
M 4.8 mbDecember 27, 1976
164 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon · depth 15 km
M 5.1 mbDecember 25, 1976
147 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon · depth 15 km
M 4.9 mbDecember 23, 1976
160 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon · depth 15 km
M 4.8 mbDecember 23, 1976
168 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon · depth 15 km
M 5.5 msDecember 23, 1976
140 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon · depth 15 km
M 4.7 mbDecember 21, 1976
209 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon · depth 15 km
M 5.4 mbDecember 19, 1976
90 km W of Port Orford, Oregon · depth 15 km
M 4.5 mbDecember 17, 1976
205 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon · depth 15 km
M 4.9 mbDecember 9, 1976
off the coast of Oregon · depth 15 km
M 4.9 mbDecember 9, 1976
off the coast of Oregon · depth 15 km
M 5.1 mbDecember 9, 1976
off the coast of Oregon · depth 15 km
M 4.9 mbDecember 9, 1976
off the coast of Oregon · depth 15 km
M 5.5 msDecember 9, 1976
off the coast of Oregon · depth 18 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.