M2.6 earthquake 10 km NW of Langlois, Oregon
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 10 km NW of Langlois, Oregon on Mon, May 18, 2026, 11:08 PM PDT (06:08 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.0 6 km E of Pistol River, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-05-19 06:08:56 UTC
- Depth
- 20.1 km (12.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 42.976° N, 124.552° W
- Region
- Oregon
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.57 | ML, local (Richter) | Pacific Northwest Seismic Network | Preferred · Final · ±0.21522874321480656 · 18 stations |
| 2.4 | ML, local (Richter) | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Reviewed · ±0.041 · 80 stations |
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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.22
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 209°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.712 km SSE of Port Orford, Oregon · 136 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.06 km E of Pistol River, Oregon · 134 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.815 km SSW of Pistol River, Oregon · 128 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.77 km E of Pistol River, Oregon · 125 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.542 km W of Port Orford, Oregon · 118 days ago · 23 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
- 1.657 km W of Barview, Oregon · 116 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.810 km NNE of Nesika Beach, Oregon · 106 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.68 km E of Pistol River, Oregon · 104 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw62248397 (also filed as us6000sypj). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:58 PM UTC.