Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Florence, OR
M 2.8
Latest: 3:21 pm PDT on 26 September 2017 · 32 km (20 mi) NNE of Florence, OR
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Florence was M 2.8, 32 km (20 mi) NNE of Florence, OR, at 3:21 pm PDT on 26 September 2017. 3 people reported feeling it to USGS. 14 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 9 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 2
- Largest since 2016
- M 2.2 on 13 September 2018, 12 km (8 mi) SSE of Florence, OR
- Reported felt
- 0 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 17
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) NE of Florence, OR
- 2.1 28 km (18 mi) SW of Florence, OR
- 1.7 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Florence, OR
- 1.8 49 km (31 mi) NW of Florence, OR
- 1.9 30 km (19 mi) ESE of Florence, OR
- 1.9 30 km (19 mi) ESE of Florence, OR
- 2.0 35 km (22 mi) NNW of Florence, OR · felt by 1
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Florence, OR
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) E of Florence, OR
- 1.9 31 km (19 mi) ESE of Florence, OR
- 2.2 12 km (8 mi) SSE of Florence, OR
- 2.2 49 km (30 mi) W of Florence, OR
- 1.5 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Florence, OR
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Florence, OR
- 2.8 32 km (20 mi) NNE of Florence, OR · felt by 3
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Florence, OR
- 1.6 30 km (19 mi) ESE of Florence, 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 Florence time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Florence are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Florence; dots are the 9 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 Florence.
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Cascadia fold and fault belt, 11 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
If you felt one
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- Report what you felt to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us
- Earthquakes in Oregon, with the state's activity score
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