Oregon earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 261 km WNW of Bandon, Oregon

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 261 km WNW of Bandon, Oregon on Wed, May 13, 2026, 3:43 AM PDT (10:43 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 226 km W of Langlois, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.6 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Wed, May 13, 2026, 3:43 AM PDT
UTC: 2026-05-13 10:43:58 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 43.719° N, 127.534° W
Region: Oregon
Felt reports: 1
Strongest shaking: I, not felt shaking
PAGER alert: Green
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public — Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

Estimated impact

The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.

Alert level: Green: little or no damage or loss of life expected

Deaths: estimated chance of each range
Range	Chance
Under 1	99%
1 to 10	1%
10 to 100	Under 1%
100 to 1,000	Under 1%
1,000 to 10,000	Under 1%
10,000 to 100,000	Under 1%
100,000 to 10,000,000	Under 1%

Economic losses: estimated chance of each range
Range, million USD	Chance
Under 1	99%
1 to 10	1%
10 to 100	Under 1%
100 to 1,000	Under 1%
1,000 to 10,000	Under 1%
10,000 to 100,000	Under 1%
100,000 to 10,000,000	Under 1%

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 7.6 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.25
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 190°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000sxeg. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:24 AM UTC.