M2.8 earthquake 172 km W of Langlois, Oregon
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 172 km W of Langlois, Oregon on Sun, Aug 9, 2026, 9:49 PM PDT (04:49 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
- 2026-08-10 04:49:07 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 43.130° N, 126.550° 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 6.5 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 246°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 33
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 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.8237 km W of Bandon, Oregon · 30 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.0204 km W of Bandon, Oregon · 28 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.7186 km W of Bandon, Oregon · 23 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.2196 km W of Port Orford, Oregon · 20 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
Before
- 4.9125 km WSW of Port Orford, Oregon · 48 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 5
- 4.3152 km W of Langlois, Oregon · 61 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 2
- 3.9188 km W of Bandon, Oregon · 63 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.5216 km W of Bandon, Oregon · 63 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.6225 km W of Bandon, Oregon · 63 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
- 2.7168 km WSW of Port Orford, Oregon · 66 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.0228 km W of Bandon, Oregon · 72 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000tjjb. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:30 PM UTC.