Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Cannon Beach, OR
M 1.6
Latest: 4:33 pm PDT on 18 March 2026 · 27 km (17 mi) SE of Cannon Beach, OR
The most recent earthquake near Cannon Beach was M 1.6, 27 km (17 mi) SE of Cannon Beach, OR, at 4:33 pm PDT on 18 March 2026.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 8 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 1
- Largest since 2016
- M 2.0 on 19 June 2024, 25 km (16 mi) S of Cannon Beach, OR
- Reported felt
- 2 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 8
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) SE of Cannon Beach, OR
- 1.5 13 km (8 mi) SSE of Cannon Beach, OR
- 2.0 25 km (16 mi) S of Cannon Beach, OR · felt by 1
- 1.5 17 km (11 mi) SE of Cannon Beach, OR
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) S of Cannon Beach, OR
- 1.9 26 km (16 mi) NNE of Cannon Beach, OR
- 1.5 30 km (18 mi) S of Cannon Beach, OR
- 1.7 24 km (15 mi) ESE of Cannon Beach, OR · felt by 4
From the QuakeIndex database, which reads the USGS feed every 30 seconds and holds the USGS catalogue for the US from 2016 (M1.5+). Times are Cannon Beach time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Cannon Beach are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Cannon Beach; dots are the 8 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of Cannon Beach.
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Fault H, 6 km from its surface trace
- Cascadia fold and fault belt, 27 km from its surface trace
- Nehalem Bank fault, 29 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Warrenton 31 km
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- Earthquakes in Oregon, with the state's activity score
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