M1.6 earthquake 7 km ESE of Pistol River, Oregon
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7 km ESE of Pistol River, Oregon on Sat, Aug 8, 2026, 4:25 AM PDT (11:25 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.3 7 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
- 1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-08-08 11:25:45 UTC
- Depth
- 4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 42.263° N, 124.302° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 100°
- Stations used
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 since this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.96 km E of Pistol River, Oregon · 56 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.37 km E of Pistol River, Oregon · 55 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.76 km E of Pistol River, Oregon · 55 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.623 km WSW of Brookings, Oregon · 42 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.048 km WSW of Port Orford, Oregon · 26 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.647 km WSW of Crescent City, California · 5 days ago · 39 km deep · 83 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayOregon earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw714073402. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:32 PM UTC.