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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 mbAugust 5, 2001
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.5 mbMay 11, 2001
237 km WNW of Bandon, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.8 mbMarch 24, 2001
255 km W of Bandon, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.5 mbMarch 16, 2001
193 km W of Bandon, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.6 mbDecember 9, 2000
219 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.7 mbDecember 6, 2000
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.2 msDecember 5, 2000
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 6.2 mwcJune 2, 2000
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 6.1 mwcJanuary 20, 2000
238 km WNW of Bandon, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.6 mbJune 1, 1999
221 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.6 mbMay 25, 1999
236 km W of Bandon, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.2 mwcMarch 9, 1999
219 km W of Bandon, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.5 mbJanuary 22, 1999
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.8 mbOctober 7, 1998
188 km WSW of Port Orford, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.5 mbSeptember 24, 1998
165 km W of Langlois, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.6 mbApril 19, 1998
181 km W of Port Orford, OR · depth 10 km
M 4.6 mbApril 19, 1998
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.2 mwcMarch 23, 1998
220 km W of Bandon, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.4 mwcOctober 11, 1997
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.4 mwcSeptember 21, 1997
169 km WSW of Brookings, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.4 mwcJuly 11, 1997
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.6 mbJuly 10, 1997
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.7 mbJuly 7, 1997
248 km WNW of Bandon, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.7 mbDecember 8, 1996
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.2 mwcDecember 8, 1996
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.5 mwcNovember 4, 1996
243 km W of Bandon, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.4 mwcOctober 3, 1996
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.5 mbOctober 1, 1996
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.7 mbSeptember 4, 1996
209 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.4 mwcSeptember 4, 1996
201 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.5 mbAugust 26, 1996
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.9 mwbJuly 24, 1996
136 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.4 mwcApril 15, 1996
257 km WNW of Bandon, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.9 mbFebruary 20, 1996
192 km W of Bandon, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.9 mbJanuary 9, 1996
168 km W of Langlois, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.3 mwDecember 24, 1995
212 km W of Pistol River, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.5 mbOctober 7, 1995
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.8 mbSeptember 26, 1995
214 km W of Bandon, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.5 mbSeptember 25, 1995
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.6 mbNovember 22, 1994
230 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.