DisasterAtlasUSA

This is a record of past federal disaster declarations, not a forecast. Federal assistance figures are aid obligated under specific programs, not total damages. For current threats, check the National Weather Service and FEMA.

Home / Earthquakes / Oregon

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.

By decade

'10
'20
'30
'40
'50
'60
'70
'80
'90
'00
'10
'20

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 mwcJune 18, 2011
219 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.9 mwcMay 22, 2011
217 km W of Bandon, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.6 mbMarch 8, 2011
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.1 mwcMarch 8, 2011
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.0 mwcMarch 6, 2011
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.0 mwcMarch 6, 2011
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.4 mwcFebruary 8, 2011
240 km W of Bandon, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.8 mwcFebruary 8, 2011
277 km WNW of Bandon, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.6 mbNovember 25, 2010
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.0 mwcNovember 21, 2010
234 km WNW of Bandon, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.8 mwcOctober 13, 2010
221 km W of Pistol River, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.8 mwcOctober 2, 2010
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.8 mwcSeptember 20, 2010
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.2 mwcJuly 28, 2010
129 km WNW of Barview, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.3 mwcMay 13, 2010
171 km W of Gold Beach, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.0 mwcMay 7, 2010
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.5 mbMay 7, 2010
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.1 mwcMay 7, 2010
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.5 mwbMay 7, 2010
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.8 mbMarch 15, 2010
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.0 mwcMarch 13, 2010
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.7 mwcDecember 15, 2009
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.9 mbDecember 10, 2009
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.3 mwcNovember 4, 2009
197 km W of Bandon, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.8 mwcAugust 29, 2009
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.0 mwcAugust 29, 2009
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.1 mwcAugust 29, 2009
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.3 mwcJuly 10, 2009
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.0 mwcApril 16, 2009
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.8 mbFebruary 28, 2009
209 km W of Bandon, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.3 mwcNovember 14, 2008
245 km W of Bandon, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.5 mbAugust 28, 2008
153 km W of Langlois, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.0 mwcJuly 19, 2008
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.7 mwcJuly 17, 2008
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.2 mwcJuly 17, 2008
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.8 mbJuly 17, 2008
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.1 mbJuly 17, 2008
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.5 mwcJuly 17, 2008
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.0 mwcJuly 17, 2008
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.0 mwcJuly 12, 2008
166 km W of Bandon, 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.