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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 4.8 mwwDecember 9, 2021
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.7 mwwDecember 9, 2021
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.6 mbDecember 9, 2021
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.8 mwwDecember 9, 2021
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.0 mwwDecember 8, 2021
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.6 mbDecember 8, 2021
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.8 mwwDecember 8, 2021
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.5 mbDecember 8, 2021
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.5 mbDecember 8, 2021
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.3 mwwDecember 8, 2021
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.8 mwwDecember 8, 2021
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.5 mbDecember 8, 2021
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.1 mwwDecember 8, 2021
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.9 mwwDecember 8, 2021
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.1 mwwDecember 8, 2021
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.1 mwwDecember 8, 2021
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.5 mwwDecember 8, 2021
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.6 mbDecember 8, 2021
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.1 mwwDecember 8, 2021
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.9 mbDecember 8, 2021
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.5 mwwDecember 8, 2021
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.2 mbDecember 8, 2021
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.3 mwwDecember 8, 2021
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.4 mwwDecember 8, 2021
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.5 mbDecember 8, 2021
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.5 mbDecember 8, 2021
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.5 mbDecember 8, 2021
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.5 mbDecember 8, 2021
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.8 mwwDecember 8, 2021
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.8 mwwDecember 8, 2021
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.2 mwwDecember 8, 2021
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.5 mwwDecember 7, 2021
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.7 mbDecember 7, 2021
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.5 mwwDecember 7, 2021
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.6 mbNovember 20, 2021
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.8 mwrOctober 24, 2021
163 km W of Langlois, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.7 mwrJune 4, 2021
149 km W of Gold Beach, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.9 mwwJune 4, 2021
149 km W of Gold Beach, Oregon · depth 14 km
M 5.9 mwwJune 4, 2021
153 km W of Gold Beach, Oregon · depth 17 km
M 5.3 mwwApril 29, 2021
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.