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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 mwwOctober 9, 2016
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.5 mbOctober 9, 2016
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.6 mbSeptember 25, 2016
146 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon · depth 16 km
M 4.9 mwwSeptember 25, 2016
151 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.6 mbJune 12, 2016
245 km W of Bandon, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.0 mwwMay 20, 2016
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.6 mbJanuary 30, 2016
236 km W of Bandon, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.9 mwwJanuary 23, 2016
153 km W of Langlois, Oregon · depth 20 km
M 5.9 mwwJune 1, 2015
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.4 mwwJune 1, 2015
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.2 mbJune 1, 2015
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.8 mwwJune 1, 2015
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.5 mbApril 7, 2015
157 km W of Langlois, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.9 mbNovember 23, 2014
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.2 mwwNovember 23, 2014
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.6 mwrJuly 16, 2014
205 km W of Bandon, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.1 mbMay 12, 2014
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.7 mbApril 25, 2014
217 km W of Bandon, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.6 mbMarch 13, 2014
211 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.5 mwwMarch 13, 2014
211 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.1 mbMarch 12, 2014
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.7 mbJanuary 30, 2014
207 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.5 mwwDecember 1, 2013
216 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.5 mbNovember 26, 2013
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.5 mbAugust 10, 2013
291 km WNW of Bandon, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.6 mwrJuly 20, 2013
165 km W of Bandon, Oregon · depth 16 km
M 5.2 mwwFebruary 27, 2013
175 km W of Langlois, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.4 mwwJanuary 30, 2013
266 km WNW of Bandon, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.7 mbOctober 3, 2012
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.5 mbSeptember 26, 2012
162 km W of Langlois, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.7 mbSeptember 14, 2012
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.5 mbAugust 9, 2012
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.9 mbAugust 8, 2012
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.6 mbJuly 6, 2012
253 km WNW of Bandon, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.2 mbJune 19, 2012
235 km W of Bandon, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 6.0 mwcApril 11, 2012
266 km W of Bandon, Oregon · depth 8 km
M 5.8 mwwFebruary 15, 2012
258 km WNW of Bandon, Oregon · depth 11 km
M 5.6 mwcOctober 13, 2011
224 km W of Bandon, Oregon · depth 21 km
M 4.8 mwcSeptember 1, 2011
237 km W of Bandon, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.8 mwcAugust 5, 2011
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.