The June 4, 1925 earthquake

M6.0near Langlois, Oregon

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake 9.3 miles deep, 26.2 miles off Curry County. The 2nd strongest in Oregon’s record since 1900, and the strongest within 50 miles in the catalogue, which runs from 1900.

The earthquake

Magnitude: 6.0; moment magnitude (mw)
Depth: 9.3 mi; 15.0 km below the surface
Local time: Thursday, June 4, 1925; 04:02 PST; 12:02 UTC
Epicentre: 43.01°N, 125.03°W; 26.2 mi from Curry County
In Oregon’s record: 2nd; strongest of 861 since 1900
Within 50 miles: 2; counties; more on this date

USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, event iscgem910527 (“48 km WNW of Langlois, Oregon”). The USGS event page carries the ShakeMap, felt reports and the official summary.

Counties and cities within 50 miles

Distance from the epicentre to each county boundary (zero when inside) and to each city centre.

Counties

Curry CountyOR · 26.2 mi
Coos CountyOR · 28.0 mi

Cities, largest first

Coos BayOR · 47.6 mi

Earthquakes around the epicentre

9 earthquakes of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles of this epicentre since 1973.

No earlier earthquake of magnitude 5 or more within 50 miles in the catalogue since 1900.

USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog. Local time is the time zone of the county nearest the epicentre. Magnitudes are as the catalogue reports them.