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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 6.3 mwbOctober 27, 1994
248 km W of Bandon, Oregon · depth 20 km
M 4.5 mbFebruary 28, 1994
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.6 mwFebruary 28, 1994
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.4 msFebruary 28, 1994
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.9 msJanuary 19, 1994
261 km WNW of Bandon, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.1 mdDecember 4, 1993
20 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · depth 5 km
M 6.0 mdSeptember 21, 1993
27 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · depth 9 km
M 5.9 mdSeptember 21, 1993
22 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · depth 9 km
M 4.9 mbMay 9, 1993
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.6 mdMarch 25, 1993
4 km E of Scotts Mills, Oregon · depth 20 km
M 5.3 msDecember 26, 1992
295 km WNW of Bandon, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.8 mbNovember 17, 1992
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.5 mbSeptember 17, 1992
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.3 msSeptember 17, 1992
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.3 msSeptember 17, 1992
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.4 mwAugust 21, 1992
off the coast of Oregon · depth 20 km
M 5.7 mwAugust 4, 1992
214 km W of Bandon, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.0 mbAugust 4, 1992
227 km W of Bandon, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.6 mbOctober 27, 1991
206 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 7.0 mhAugust 17, 1991
136 km WSW of Brookings, Oregon · depth 1 km
M 6.1 mlAugust 16, 1991
136 km WSW of Brookings, Oregon · depth 3 km
M 4.5 mbJuly 13, 1991
133 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 6.9 mwJuly 13, 1991
103 km W of Pistol River, Oregon · depth 11 km
M 5.0 mbApril 19, 1991
242 km W of Bandon, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.5 mbNovember 13, 1990
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.0 mwSeptember 30, 1990
215 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.3 mwSeptember 20, 1990
221 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.8 mwJuly 31, 1990
183 km WSW of Port Orford, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.7 mbJuly 31, 1990
181 km WSW of Port Orford, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.5 mbJuly 22, 1990
246 km WNW of Bandon, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.9 msMay 23, 1990
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.5 mbMarch 8, 1990
218 km W of Bandon, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.5 mbFebruary 19, 1990
282 km WNW of Bandon, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.5 mwFebruary 12, 1990
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.5 mbJanuary 24, 1990
251 km W of Bandon, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.0 msJanuary 24, 1990
154 km WSW of Port Orford, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.8 mbJanuary 24, 1990
166 km W of Gold Beach, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.7 mwJanuary 17, 1990
251 km W of Bandon, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.6 mwJanuary 16, 1990
247 km W of Bandon, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.5 mbJanuary 15, 1990
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.