Oregon earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 238 km W of Langlois, Oregon

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 238 km W of Langlois, Oregon on Thu, Jul 8, 2021, 9:48 AM PDT (16:48 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 239 km W of Bandon, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2021-07-08 16:48:25 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
43.220° N, 127.357° W
Region
Oregon
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 9.5 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
258°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
46

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.9232 km W of Bandon, Oregon · 1915 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 4.0213 km W of Bandon, Oregon · 1915 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 4.2174 km WNW of Port Orford, Oregon · 1913 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 4
  4. 2.9208 km WNW of Port Orford, Oregon · 1908 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.5269 km W of Port Orford, Oregon · 1907 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.7197 km W of Langlois, Oregon · 1906 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 4.1189 km W of Langlois, Oregon · 1891 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 3
  8. 3.9258 km WNW of Bandon, Oregon · 1890 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 4.4239 km W of Bandon, Oregon · 1862 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 3.0195 km W of Bandon, Oregon · 1858 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 2.6165 km W of Langlois, Oregon · 1928 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 3.2off the coast of Oregon · 1932 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.8197 km W of Bandon, Oregon · 1943 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000et8v. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:54 PM UTC.