M4.6 earthquake 225 km W of Bandon, Oregon

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 225 km W of Bandon, Oregon on Tue, Jul 21, 2026, 11:32 AM PDT (18:32 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
4.6	Mww, W-phase moment	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Confirmed · ±0.069 · 20 stations
4.2	Mwr, regional moment	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Moment tensor · Confirmed

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000t2a5. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:17 PM UTC.