M2.0 earthquake 126 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 126 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon on Sat, Sep 12, 2026, 11:02 AM PDT (18:02 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.7 199 km W of Gold Beach, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-09-12 18:02:48 UTC
- Depth
- 14.5 km (9.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.897° N, 125.834° 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. If you felt it, tell the USGS: every report sharpens the shaking map.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 24.9 km horizontally, 32.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.17
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 315°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 since this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.7199 km W of Gold Beach, Oregon · 6 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.647 km WSW of Crescent City, California · 5 days ago · 39 km deep · 98 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw714100631. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:05 AM UTC.