Earthquake Information for Salem, Oregon

Salem, OR has a moderate earthquake risk, with a total of 164 earthquakes since 1931. The USGS database shows that there is a 22.46% chance of a major earthquake within 50km of Salem, OR within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 30 miles of Salem, OR was a 5.6 Magnitude in 1993.

Risk Level:
Moderate

Total Number of Earthquakes in Salem since 1931 within 30 miles

164

Probability of A 5.0 Earthquake within next 50 years

22.46%

Most Recent
Largest

3/31/2024 - 2.1 mag, 19.0mi depth 9.03277 mi from Scotts Mills, OR
3/28/2024 - 0.8 mag, 24.2mi depth 2.0464 mi from Sheridan, OR
3/28/2024 - 1.7 mag, -0.4mi depth 2.15598 mi from Scotts Mills, OR
3/19/2024 - 2.4 mag, 22.0mi depth 6.61181 mi from Sheridan, OR
3/5/2024 - 1.9 mag, 19.1mi depth 2.014 mi from Lafayette, OR
5/25/2022 - 2.6 mag, 19.7mi depth 3.38836 mi from Molalla, OR
4/18/2022 - 1.5 mag, -0.4mi depth 6.11137 mi from Molalla, OR
3/17/2022 - 1.3 mag, -0.3mi depth 4.81268 mi from Tangent, OR
10/12/2021 - 2.0 mag, -0.5mi depth 5.05594 mi from Molalla, OR
10/12/2021 - 1.9 mag, 13.8mi depth 2.95417 mi from Silverton, OR
5/28/2021 - 2.0 mag, 21.2mi depth 5.35929 mi from Scotts Mills, OR
7/30/2020 - 1.5 mag, -0.4mi depth 1.83375 mi from Adair Village, OR
6/8/2020 - 1.6 mag, -0.8mi depth 3.03086 mi from Waterloo, OR
4/6/2020 - 2.4 mag, 16.3mi depth 1.97963 mi from Molalla, OR
9/5/2019 - 1.4 mag, -0.3mi depth 4.63932 mi from Silverton, OR
5/23/2019 - 2.0 mag, -1.0mi depth 5.00547 mi from Molalla, OR
11/16/2018 - 1.5 mag, -0.7mi depth 12.7693 mi from Lyons, OR
9/16/2018 - 2.9 mag, 40.0mi depth 4.1353 mi from Gervais, OR
9/13/2018 - 1.3 mag, 3.7mi depth 4.58628 mi from Lebanon, OR
7/25/2018 - 2.5 mag, 26.5mi depth 6.2783 mi from Silverton, OR
4/14/2018 - 3.2 mag, 14.9mi depth 4.18056 mi from Silverton, OR
3/24/2018 - 2.5 mag, 25.9mi depth 3.04968 mi from Molalla, OR
3/24/2018 - 2.5 mag, 25.9mi depth 3.04968 mi from Molalla, OR
12/13/2017 - 3.9 mag, 17.3mi depth 7.46061 mi from Molalla, OR
11/22/2017 - 1.7 mag, 23.0mi depth 0.474623 mi from Molalla, OR
11/7/2017 - 1.8 mag, -0.3mi depth 4.50999 mi from Silverton, OR
9/6/2017 - 1.9 mag, -1.0mi depth 4.97507 mi from Molalla, OR
8/8/2017 - 1.6 mag, 8.1mi depth 5.55403 mi from Newberg, OR
8/2/2017 - 1.3 mag, -0.3mi depth 6.72519 mi from Monmouth, OR
6/26/2017 - 1.3 mag, -0.5mi depth 1.31849 mi from Mill City, OR
6/1/2017 - 2.9 mag, 22.0mi depth 5.3423 mi from Keizer, OR
6/1/2017 - 1.7 mag, 22.3mi depth 5.17542 mi from Keizer, OR
6/1/2017 - 1.6 mag, 7.9mi depth 4.72652 mi from Keizer, OR
1/19/2017 - 1.7 mag, -0.3mi depth 5.13382 mi from Silverton, OR
12/21/2016 - 2.8 mag, 19.1mi depth 7.5824 mi from Sublimity, OR
12/1/2016 - 1.5 mag, 20.2mi depth 2.48448 mi from Silverton, OR
10/25/2016 - 1.7 mag, 23.3mi depth 2.90526 mi from Silverton, OR
10/3/2016 - 3.0 mag, 23.8mi depth 2.69073 mi from Woodburn, OR
9/23/2016 - 1.3 mag, -0.4mi depth 2.61125 mi from Turner, OR
7/19/2016 - 1.6 mag, -0.5mi depth 8.27006 mi from Philomath, OR
7/1/2016 - 1.3 mag, -0.4mi depth 11.8669 mi from Philomath, OR
6/17/2016 - 1.6 mag, 15.0mi depth 9.15307 mi from Lebanon, OR
6/13/2016 - 1.8 mag, -0.4mi depth 6.21709 mi from Philomath, OR
5/8/2016 - 1.8 mag, 17.8mi depth 7.45306 mi from Molalla, OR
2/16/2016 - 1.9 mag, 15.2mi depth 8.8458 mi from Lebanon, OR
12/9/2015 - 2.2 mag, 0.0mi depth 4.41983 mi from Molalla, OR
11/6/2015 - 1.1 mag, 0.0mi depth 6.40519 mi from Monmouth, OR
10/12/2015 - 1.1 mag, 4.0mi depth 12.5846 mi from Lebanon, OR
7/13/2015 - 1.6 mag, 5.2mi depth 9.73444 mi from Corvallis, OR
7/6/2015 - 1.9 mag, 14.6mi depth 12.3755 mi from Molalla, OR

3/25/1993 - 5.6 mag, 20.6mi depth 3.0534 mi from Scotts Mills, OR
12/13/2017 - 3.9 mag, 17.3mi depth 7.46061 mi from Molalla, OR
2/8/1995 - 3.7 mag, 31.5mi depth 5.9794 mi from Mount Angel, OR
9/24/2007 - 3.6 mag, 23.5mi depth 5.0525 mi from Brooks, OR
9/8/2012 - 3.5 mag, 22.6mi depth 5.6679 mi from Molalla, OR
8/2/1996 - 3.3 mag, 27.4mi depth 4.3153 mi from Scotts Mills, OR
7/12/2007 - 3.3 mag, 20.3mi depth 0.2748 mi from Barlow, OR
4/14/2018 - 3.2 mag, 14.9mi depth 4.18056 mi from Silverton, OR
12/19/2014 - 3.2 mag, 27.0mi depth 8.75608 mi from Grand Ronde, OR
11/25/1999 - 3.2 mag, 29.1mi depth 3.3106 mi from Mount Angel, OR
3/25/1993 - 3.2 mag, 14.4mi depth 3.1233 mi from Scotts Mills, OR
3/26/1993 - 3.1 mag, 21.4mi depth 1.8209 mi from Scotts Mills, OR
3/26/1993 - 3.0 mag, 14.1mi depth 2.5603 mi from Scotts Mills, OR
3/25/1993 - 3.0 mag, 19.9mi depth 3.3628 mi from Scotts Mills, OR
10/3/2016 - 3.0 mag, 23.8mi depth 2.69073 mi from Woodburn, OR
6/8/1993 - 3.0 mag, 20.2mi depth 3.5948 mi from Scotts Mills, OR
9/16/2018 - 2.9 mag, 40.0mi depth 4.1353 mi from Gervais, OR
6/1/2017 - 2.9 mag, 22.0mi depth 5.3423 mi from Keizer, OR
8/28/1993 - 2.9 mag, 15.9mi depth 1.8871 mi from Scotts Mills, OR
3/26/1993 - 2.8 mag, 16.7mi depth 2.6306 mi from Scotts Mills, OR
9/24/2014 - 2.8 mag, 29.3mi depth 4.10175 mi from Mulino, OR
12/19/2006 - 2.8 mag, 19.1mi depth 2.0849 mi from Molalla, OR
12/21/2016 - 2.8 mag, 19.1mi depth 7.5824 mi from Sublimity, OR
4/30/1994 - 2.8 mag, 22.1mi depth 2.6842 mi from Scotts Mills, OR
6/2/1993 - 2.8 mag, 11.8mi depth 2.9307 mi from Scotts Mills, OR
3/26/1993 - 2.8 mag, 17.2mi depth 3.0556 mi from Scotts Mills, OR
3/13/1995 - 2.7 mag, 21.6mi depth 3.8433 mi from Lacomb, OR
3/25/1993 - 2.7 mag, 20.7mi depth 2.6381 mi from Scotts Mills, OR
7/15/1993 - 2.7 mag, 20.0mi depth 5.339 mi from Molalla, OR
2/24/1999 - 2.7 mag, 35.7mi depth 4.7333 mi from Molalla, OR
10/13/2006 - 2.7 mag, 17.2mi depth 1.0634 mi from Dundee, OR
3/27/1993 - 2.7 mag, 20.4mi depth 2.7321 mi from Scotts Mills, OR
12/30/2000 - 2.6 mag, 60.6mi depth 4.9079 mi from Adair Village, OR
5/25/2022 - 2.6 mag, 19.7mi depth 3.38836 mi from Molalla, OR
6/21/1991 - 2.6 mag, 24.6mi depth 3.7761 mi from Molalla, OR
11/27/2006 - 2.6 mag, 21.5mi depth 1.6555 mi from Molalla, OR
3/24/2018 - 2.5 mag, 25.9mi depth 3.04968 mi from Molalla, OR
7/25/2018 - 2.5 mag, 26.5mi depth 6.2783 mi from Silverton, OR
11/4/1992 - 2.5 mag, 31.3mi depth 5.1046 mi from Scotts Mills, OR
3/26/1993 - 2.5 mag, 17.2mi depth 2.3393 mi from Scotts Mills, OR
3/27/1993 - 2.4 mag, 14.4mi depth 3.8636 mi from Scotts Mills, OR
3/25/1993 - 2.4 mag, 20.6mi depth 2.1155 mi from Scotts Mills, OR
11/22/2008 - 2.4 mag, 24.0mi depth 3.081 mi from Gervais, OR
3/19/2024 - 2.4 mag, 22.0mi depth 6.61181 mi from Sheridan, OR
4/6/2020 - 2.4 mag, 16.3mi depth 1.97963 mi from Molalla, OR
3/19/2004 - 2.4 mag, 26.1mi depth 2.1125 mi from Molalla, OR
10/31/2014 - 2.4 mag, 20.4mi depth 4.19133 mi from Amity, OR
4/7/1993 - 2.4 mag, 21.7mi depth 2.6223 mi from Scotts Mills, OR
6/29/1995 - 2.4 mag, 17.8mi depth 3.28 mi from Scotts Mills, OR
7/14/2007 - 2.3 mag, 21.9mi depth 1.0941 mi from Barlow, OR

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Earthquake Probability for Salem, OR

View the probability of a major earthquake within the next 50 years in Salem, OR.

Probability of Earthquakes Within the Next 50 Years For Magnitudes Between 5.0 and 9.2

(within 31 km/51 miles above magnitude)

5.0

22.46%

5.1

20.12%

5.2

20.12%

5.2

18.12%

5.3

16.42%

5.4

14.98%

5.5

13.76%

5.6

12.73%

5.7

11.87%

5.8

11.14%

5.9

10.54%

6.0

10.03%

6.1

9.55%

6.2

9.14%

6.3

8.79%

6.4

8.48%

6.5

8.21%

6.6

6.76%

6.7

5.38%

6.8

4.09%

6.9

2.93%

7.0

1.81%

7.1

0.90%

7.2

0.00%

7.3

0.00%

7.4

0.00%

7.5

0.00%

7.6

0.00%

7.7

0.00%

7.8

0.00%

7.9

0.00%

8.0

0.00%

8.1

0.00%

8.2

0.00%

8.3

0.00%

8.4

0.00%

8.5

0.00%

8.6

0.00%

8.7

0.00%

8.8

0.00%

8.9

0.00%

9.0

0.00%

9.1

0.00%

9.2

0.00%

Earthquake Count for Salem, OR

View the number of earthquake incidents in Salem, OR by year that are more than 2.5 Magnitude.

List of Earthquake Incidents for Salem, OR

Total Number of Earthquakes in Salem, OR within 30 miles. All distances and depths in the table are measured in miles.

03/31/2024

2.1

19.0

9.03

Earthquake Information for Salem, Oregon

Earthquake Probability for Salem, OR

Probability of Earthquakes Within the Next 50 Years For Magnitudes Between 5.0 and 9.2

Earthquake Count for Salem, OR

List of Earthquake Incidents for Salem, OR

Risk Of Natural Disasters In Salem, OR

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