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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 4.6 mbMay 7, 2005
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.7 mbMarch 8, 2005
169 km W of Port Orford, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.2 mwcMarch 7, 2005
168 km W of Port Orford, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.3 mwcMarch 7, 2005
172 km W of Port Orford, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.1 mwcDecember 22, 2004
188 km W of Port Orford, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.5 mbDecember 13, 2004
253 km WNW of Bandon, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.5 mbOctober 13, 2004
199 km W of Langlois, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.5 mbSeptember 15, 2004
190 km W of Port Orford, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.7 mdAugust 19, 2004
19 km W of Newport, Oregon · depth 27 km
M 4.7 mbJuly 31, 2004
196 km W of Bandon, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.7 mbJuly 21, 2004
286 km WNW of Bandon, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.8 mbJuly 20, 2004
289 km W of Bandon, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.9 mdJuly 12, 2004
30 km W of Yachats, Oregon · depth 29 km
M 4.9 mwrJune 22, 2004
245 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.3 mwcDecember 27, 2003
242 km W of Bandon, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.5 mbApril 13, 2003
173 km WSW of Port Orford, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.2 mwcMarch 7, 2003
224 km W of Bandon, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.8 mbJanuary 25, 2003
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.2 mwcJanuary 16, 2003
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.5 mwcJanuary 16, 2003
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.7 mwcJanuary 16, 2003
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.1 mbJanuary 16, 2003
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.5 mbJanuary 16, 2003
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.5 mbJanuary 16, 2003
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.6 mbJanuary 16, 2003
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 6.3 mwbJanuary 16, 2003
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.9 mbJanuary 16, 2003
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.8 mbSeptember 2, 2002
off the coast of Oregon · depth 21 km
M 4.7 mbSeptember 2, 2002
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.7 mwbSeptember 2, 2002
off the coast of Oregon · depth 19 km
M 5.2 mbSeptember 2, 2002
off the coast of Oregon · depth 21 km
M 4.7 mbAugust 22, 2002
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.1 mwcAugust 22, 2002
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.9 mwbJuly 9, 2002
228 km W of Bandon, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.5 mdJune 29, 2002
6 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · depth 5 km
M 5.4 mwcMay 15, 2002
218 km W of Bandon, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.8 mbMay 1, 2002
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.5 mbApril 1, 2002
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.8 mbDecember 8, 2001
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.7 mbNovember 12, 2001
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.