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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 5.0 mbFebruary 27, 1974
off the coast of Oregon · depth 33 km
M 5.0 mbFebruary 27, 1974
off the coast of Oregon · depth 15 km
M 4.6 mbFebruary 26, 1974
off the coast of Oregon · depth 33 km
M 5.0 mbJanuary 5, 1974
171 km W of Port Orford, Oregon · depth 22 km
M 5.1 msJanuary 5, 1974
174 km W of Port Orford, Oregon · depth 33 km
M 4.7 msJanuary 5, 1974
158 km W of Port Orford, Oregon · depth 33 km
M 4.7 mbJanuary 1, 1974
197 km W of Pistol River, Oregon · depth 33 km
M 5.1 mbDecember 6, 1973
191 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon · depth 33 km
M 4.5 mbNovember 22, 1973
197 km W of Bandon, Oregon · depth 17 km
M 5.4 mbOctober 12, 1973
257 km WNW of Bandon, Oregon · depth 6 km
M 4.8 mbSeptember 18, 1973
off the coast of Oregon · depth 33 km
M 5.1 mbSeptember 17, 1973
off the coast of Oregon · depth 33 km
M 4.5 msSeptember 17, 1973
off the coast of Oregon · depth 14 km
M 4.6 mbSeptember 2, 1973
257 km WNW of Bandon, Oregon · depth 22 km
M 4.5 mbJuly 4, 1973
off the coast of Oregon · depth 33 km
M 4.8 mbJune 18, 1973
182 km WNW of Bandon, Oregon · depth 33 km
M 5.6 mbJune 16, 1973
136 km W of Depoe Bay, Oregon · depth 33 km
M 4.7 mbJune 7, 1973
235 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon · depth 33 km
M 4.5 mbJune 6, 1973
141 km WNW of Bandon, Oregon · depth 33 km
M 4.5 mbMay 13, 1973
196 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon · depth 33 km
M 4.9 mbApril 27, 1973
227 km WNW of Bandon, Oregon · depth 33 km
M 4.7 mbFebruary 6, 1973
201 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon · depth 33 km
M 5.3 mbJanuary 3, 1973
off the coast of Oregon · depth 18 km
M 5.5 mwOctober 25, 1972
271 km W of Bandon, Oregon · depth 15 km
M 5.0 mwAugust 26, 1972
218 km W of Bandon, Oregon · depth 14 km
M 5.6 mwApril 8, 1972
173 km W of Port Orford, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.2 mwMay 20, 1971
153 km WSW of Port Orford, Oregon · depth 12 km
M 6.0 mwNovember 26, 1970
288 km W of Bandon, Oregon · depth 19 km
M 4.7 mbJune 23, 1969
127 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon · depth 33 km
M 4.7 mbJune 5, 1968
12 km S of Plush, Oregon · depth 21 km
M 4.7 mbJune 4, 1968
12 km S of Plush, Oregon · depth 21 km
M 5.0 mbJune 3, 1968
25 km SSE of Plush, Oregon · depth 20 km
M 5.1 mbMay 30, 1968
15 km SE of Plush, Oregon · depth 24 km
M 5.5 mwMay 9, 1968
230 km W of Langlois, Oregon · depth 19 km
M 5.0 mbMay 8, 1968
off the coast of Oregon · depth 33 km
M 6.3 mwMay 8, 1968
off the coast of Oregon · depth 13 km
M 5.6 mwDecember 28, 1967
off the coast of Oregon · depth 14 km
M 6.1 mwDecember 28, 1967
off the coast of Oregon · depth 16 km
M 5.7 mwDecember 26, 1967
off the coast of Oregon · depth 15 km
M 4.6 mbJuly 25, 1965
134 km W of Pistol River, Oregon · depth 33 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.