Oregon earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 197 km W of Bandon, Oregon

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 197 km W of Bandon, Oregon on Fri, Apr 17, 2026, 11:09 PM PDT (06:09 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 241 km W of Bandon, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-04-18 06:09:27 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
43.318° N, 126.824° 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 10.4 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
261°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
40

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 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.0265 km WNW of Bandon, Oregon · 168 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.9226 km W of Bandon, Oregon · 161 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 3.0227 km W of Bandon, Oregon · 160 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.9195 km W of Port Orford, Oregon · 156 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.9239 km W of Langlois, Oregon · 148 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 3.6261 km WNW of Bandon, Oregon · 144 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.9213 km W of Bandon, Oregon · 121 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 3.6260 km WNW of Bandon, Oregon · 117 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.7132 km W of Langlois, Oregon · 114 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 4.0241 km W of Bandon, Oregon · 111 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 3

Before

  1. 3.2167 km WNW of Port Orford, Oregon · 186 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
  2. 3.1274 km W of Bandon, Oregon · 190 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000sr2p. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:39 PM UTC.