M2.3 earthquake 21 km WSW of Barview, Oregon
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 21 km WSW of Barview, Oregon on Sat, Aug 8, 2026, 7:57 PM PDT (02:57 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.3 19 km WSW of Barview, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-08-09 02:57:50 UTC
- Depth
- 22.2 km (13.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 43.279° N, 124.557° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 223°, 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: 4 since this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw714074042. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:48 PM UTC.