Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Rockaway Beach, OR
M 1.6
Latest: 5:50 am PDT on 3 May 2026 · 19 km (12 mi) E of Rockaway Beach, OR
The most recent earthquake near Rockaway Beach was M 1.6, 19 km (12 mi) E of Rockaway Beach, OR, at 5:50 am PDT on 3 May 2026.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 15 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 5
- Largest since 2016
- M 2.5 on 24 September 2022, 20 km (13 mi) SSE of Rockaway Beach, OR
- Reported felt
- 4 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 15
- 1.6 19 km (12 mi) E of Rockaway Beach, OR
- 1.6 17 km (11 mi) ENE of Rockaway Beach, OR
- 2.2 18 km (11 mi) SW of Rockaway Beach, OR
- 1.6 19 km (12 mi) S of Rockaway Beach, OR
- 1.6 19 km (12 mi) ENE of Rockaway Beach, OR · felt by 1
- 1.5 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Rockaway Beach, OR
- 2.0 6 km (4 mi) N of Rockaway Beach, OR · felt by 1
- 2.0 20 km (12 mi) SSW of Rockaway Beach, OR
- 2.5 20 km (13 mi) SSE of Rockaway Beach, OR · felt by 17
- 1.5 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Rockaway Beach, OR
- 1.6 6 km (4 mi) WNW of Rockaway Beach, OR
- 1.5 2 km (1 mi) NW of Rockaway Beach, OR
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) NE of Rockaway Beach, OR · felt by 4
- 1.5 16 km (10 mi) SSW of Rockaway Beach, OR
- 1.7 15 km (9 mi) SSW of Rockaway Beach, 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 Rockaway Beach time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Rockaway Beach are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Rockaway Beach; dots are the 15 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 Rockaway Beach.
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Nehalem Bank fault, 20 km from its surface trace
- Cascadia fold and fault belt, 28 km from its surface trace
- Fault H, 31 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Tillamook 19 km
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