M2.8 earthquake 237 km W of Bandon, Oregon
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 237 km W of Bandon, Oregon on Sun, Aug 23, 2026, 11:26 AM PDT (18:26 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.0 204 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
- 2.8 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-08-23 18:26:39 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 43.504° N, 127.289° 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. If you felt it, tell the USGS: every report sharpens the shaking map.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 5.0 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 294°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 since this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.0204 km W of Bandon, Oregon · 28 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.7186 km W of Bandon, Oregon · 22 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.2196 km W of Port Orford, Oregon · 19 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.9off the coast of Oregon · 15 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
- 5.3off the coast of Oregon · 15 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 9 · tsunami flag
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000tn01. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:38 AM UTC.