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Earthquakes near Cornelius, OR

No earthquake was likely felt in Cornelius in the 24 hours to 7:56 am PST (15:56 UTC). The last one was M 2.2, 10 km (6 mi) NNW, at 1:37 pm PDT on 1 October 2025, estimated intensity II (weak) in town.

M 2.8

Latest: 1:43 am PDT on 24 July 2022 · 12 km (7 mi) ESE of Cornelius, OR

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Cornelius was M 2.8, 12 km (7 mi) ESE of Cornelius, OR, at 1:43 am PDT on 24 July 2022, 20 km deep. 437 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in Cornelius was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 55 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near Cornelius since; the newest is first in the list below.

No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of Cornelius in the last 24 hours.

Last 24 hours
0
Last 7 days
0
Last 30 days
0 · since 2016, about one every 1 months
Last 12 months
7 · largest M 2.1 on 11 February 2026
Since 2016
104 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
Largest since 2016
M 3.1 on 16 July 2016, 20 km (12 mi) ESE of Cornelius, OR
Reported felt
20 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page · counts are earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km (19 mi) of the town centre; shaking is estimated for the town centre with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses

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The last 30 days

Oct 15 Oct 30 Nov 13
Each mark is a day's largest quake within range; its size is the magnitude. Too few days here have any earthquake at all to draw a normal range.

The latest 50

  1. 2.0 24 km (15 mi) NE of Cornelius, OR
  2. 1.9 26 km (16 mi) W of Cornelius, OR
  3. 1.5 18 km (11 mi) SE of Cornelius, OR
  4. 2.0 25 km (16 mi) S of Cornelius, OR
  5. 2.1 22 km (14 mi) NE of Cornelius, OR · felt by 1
  6. 1.6 23 km (15 mi) NE of Cornelius, OR
  7. 2.1 28 km (17 mi) S of Cornelius, OR
  8. 1.9 27 km (17 mi) S of Cornelius, OR
  9. 1.8 22 km (13 mi) NNE of Cornelius, OR
  10. 2.2 10 km (6 mi) NNW of Cornelius, OR
  11. 2.0 28 km (18 mi) S of Cornelius, OR
  12. 2.0 21 km (13 mi) W of Cornelius, OR
  13. 1.8 23 km (14 mi) ENE of Cornelius, OR
  14. 1.7 27 km (17 mi) S of Cornelius, OR
  15. 1.6 25 km (15 mi) W of Cornelius, OR
  16. 1.6 25 km (15 mi) NE of Cornelius, OR · felt by 1
  17. 1.6 29 km (18 mi) S of Cornelius, OR
  18. 1.5 16 km (10 mi) ESE of Cornelius, OR
  19. 2.0 21 km (13 mi) SSE of Cornelius, OR · felt by 4
  20. 1.7 28 km (17 mi) S of Cornelius, OR
  21. 2.0 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Cornelius, OR
  22. 2.1 11 km (7 mi) NNW of Cornelius, OR
  23. 1.7 29 km (18 mi) S of Cornelius, OR
  24. 2.0 27 km (17 mi) S of Cornelius, OR
  25. 1.6 27 km (17 mi) SE of Cornelius, OR
  26. 1.6 27 km (17 mi) S of Cornelius, OR
  27. 1.6 27 km (17 mi) NW of Cornelius, OR
  28. 1.6 24 km (15 mi) E of Cornelius, OR
  29. 1.7 27 km (17 mi) S of Cornelius, OR
  30. 1.7 27 km (17 mi) SE of Cornelius, OR
  31. 1.6 16 km (10 mi) ESE of Cornelius, OR
  32. 1.5 11 km (7 mi) WNW of Cornelius, OR
  33. 1.6 30 km (19 mi) SE of Cornelius, OR
  34. 1.6 29 km (18 mi) SE of Cornelius, OR
  35. 1.5 27 km (17 mi) SW of Cornelius, OR
  36. 1.6 28 km (18 mi) SE of Cornelius, OR · felt by 1
  37. 1.9 21 km (13 mi) ESE of Cornelius, OR · felt by 3
  38. 1.9 16 km (10 mi) ESE of Cornelius, OR · felt by 5
  39. 1.6 30 km (18 mi) SE of Cornelius, OR · felt by 1
  40. 1.8 23 km (14 mi) NE of Cornelius, OR
  41. 1.8 28 km (17 mi) S of Cornelius, OR
  42. 1.9 28 km (17 mi) S of Cornelius, OR
  43. 1.5 25 km (16 mi) NNW of Cornelius, OR
  44. 1.7 29 km (18 mi) SE of Cornelius, OR
  45. 1.7 28 km (17 mi) NW of Cornelius, OR
  46. 1.8 18 km (11 mi) S of Cornelius, OR
  47. 1.8 28 km (17 mi) SE of Cornelius, OR
  48. 1.8 22 km (13 mi) ESE of Cornelius, OR
  49. 2.3 11 km (7 mi) NNW of Cornelius, OR
  50. 1.5 28 km (18 mi) ENE of Cornelius, OR

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 Cornelius time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Cornelius are listed even when they are further out.

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On the map

The white circle is Cornelius; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Estimated shaking in Cornelius

The strongest shaking in Cornelius from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity II (weak), from the M 2.3 on 20 June 2023, 11 km away. Intensity II and III are felt by some people at rest indoors; IV by most people indoors; V and above wakes sleepers and moves objects.

MagnitudeWhenDistanceShaking in Cornelius (est.)
M 2.3 11 kmII · Weak
M 2.2 10 kmII · Weak
M 2.1 11 kmII · Weak
M 2.8 12 kmII · Weak · felt by 437
M 3.1 20 kmII · Weak · felt by 83

An estimate for the town centre from magnitude, depth and distance, with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses (Atkinson & Wald, 2007), on the Modified Mercalli scale. All 5 reach intensity II or more in town, where people at rest start to notice. Ground conditions change it street by street. It describes the past, not a hazard.

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 2 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Cornelius:

  1. 5.2 5 km E of Bridgeton, Oregon · 37 km ENE of Cornelius
  2. 5.0 3 km SW of Portland, Oregon · 28 km E of Cornelius

USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.

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