M3.0 earthquake 203 km W of Yachats, Oregon
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 203 km W of Yachats, Oregon on Sat, Dec 26, 1987, 1:40 AM PST (09:40 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 215 km W of Bandon, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-12-26 09:40:21 UTC
- Depth
- 7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 44.124° N, 126.640° W
- Region
- Oregon
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 11.7 km horizontally
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 340°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.0215 km W of Bandon, Oregon · 14143 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.3220 km W of Bandon, Oregon · 14095 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10229633. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:18 PM UTC.