Magnitude 4.3 earthquake strikes near Redmond, Deschutes County, Oregon, USA
4.3 quake 29 km W of Mitchell, Oregon, Oct 30, 2024 01:16 pm (GMT -7)

The United States Geological Survey reported a magnitude 4.3 quake in the United States near Redmond, Deschutes County, Oregon, only 2 minutes ago. The earthquake hit around noon on Wednesday, October 30th, 2024, at 1:16 pm local time at a very shallow depth of 5 miles. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) which listed the quake at magnitude 4.3 as well.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Mitchell (pop. 120) located 18 miles from the epicenter, Prineville (pop. 9,500) 25 miles away, and Madras (pop. 6,700) 30 miles away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Culver (pop. 1,400) located 34 miles from the epicenter, Terrebonne (pop. 1,300) 36 miles away, Warm Springs (pop. 2,900) 38 miles away, Redmond (pop. 28,700) 39 miles away, Bend (pop. 87,000) 54 miles away, and Deschutes River Woods (pop. 5,100) 59 miles away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Oct 30, 2024 08:16 pm (Universal Time time) local time (30 Oct 2024 20:16 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.3
Depth: 8.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 44.59°N / 120.52°W (Oregon, United States)
Primary data source: USGS
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