Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 1.6ml
Earthquake near Sutherlin, OR
USGS: 30 km ENE of Glide, Oregon
79 km (49 mi) SSE of Eugene, OR
- When
- 2:48 pm PDT on 26 May 2022 ()
- Where
- 45 km (28 mi) E of Sutherlin, OR · earthquakes near Sutherlin
- Magnitude
- M 1.6 (ml)
- Depth
- 7.9 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Douglas County, 35 km WSW
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 1589 days ago
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake was recorded 45 km (28 mi) E of Sutherlin, OR, at 2:48 pm PDT on 26 May 2022 (21:48 UTC). This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 7.3 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 2.6 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 2,100,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 1,500,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 130× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 1.6 about 7.3 lb of TNT
Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.
For this area
No earthquake of M4 or more has been recorded within 50 km since our catalogue begins in 2016.
Before 2016, the USGS record since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km.
Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.
Where
Epicentre 43.3987, -122.7548. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas County, OR | 35 km (22 mi) | WSW | earthquakes near Douglas County |
| Lane County, OR | 60 km (37 mi) | N | earthquakes near Lane County |
| Jackson County, OR | 110 km (68 mi) | S | earthquakes near Jackson County |
| Coos County, OR | 111 km (69 mi) | WSW | earthquakes near Coos County |
| Klamath County, OR | 120 km (75 mi) | SE | earthquakes near Klamath County |
| Josephine County, OR | 131 km (81 mi) | SSW | earthquakes near Josephine County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
17 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.1 4 km NNE of Roseburg North, Oregon
- 1.6 9 km SSW of Cottage Grove, Oregon
- 1.6 4 km NNE of Roseburg North, Oregon
- 2.0 4 km E of Roseburg, Oregon
- 1.7 13 km S of Culp Creek, Oregon
- 1.6 4 km NNE of Roseburg North, Oregon
- 1.5 7 km SSW of Cottage Grove, Oregon
- 1.5 4 km ESE of Fair Oaks, Oregon
- 1.6 10 km SE of Glide, Oregon
- 1.7 5 km E of Yoncalla, Oregon
- 1.6 22 km SE of Glide, Oregon
- 1.6 Oregon
- 1.7 19 km SSE of Glide, Oregon
- 1.5 29 km ENE of Glide, Oregon
- 1.6 54 km NNE of Prospect, Oregon
Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.
On USGS
- The official USGS event page — the source of record for every value above
- Did you feel it? Report it to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us
- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
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