explosion · reviewed by a seismologist
M 1.5ml
Earthquake near Grants Pass, OR
No earthquake was likely felt in Grants Pass in the 24 hours to 12:04 pm PST (20:04 UTC). The last one was M 5.7, 232 km (144 mi) WSW, at 3:53 am PDT on 3 June 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 42 felt reports to USGS. Every earthquake near Grants Pass
No: USGS classifies this as a explosion, not an earthquake. A magnitude 1.5 explosion was recorded 37 km (23 mi) north-northeast of Grants Pass, OR, at 1:03 pm PDT on 4 October 2022 (20:03 UTC), less than 1 km deep.
USGS: 17 km E of Glendale, Oregon
56 km (35 mi) NNW of Medford, OR · 145 km (90 mi) S of Eugene, OR
- When
- 1:03 pm PDT on 4 October 2022 ()
- Where
- 37 km (23 mi) north-northeast of Grants Pass, OR · earthquakes near Grants Pass
- Magnitude
- M 1.5 (ml)
- Depth
- -0.8 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Josephine County, 51 km SW
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 611 days ago
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This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.
At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 10 km (6 mi) from the epicentre. In Grants Pass, 37 km away, the estimate is intensity I (not felt). Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.
Earthquakes near other towns within 30 km: Canyonville, Riddle, Tri-City, Myrtle Creek.
USGS catalogues this as explosion, not an earthquake.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 5.9 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 2.5 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 2,500,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 1,800,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 160× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 1.5 about 5.9 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 42.7592, -123.2165. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josephine County, OR | 51 km (31 mi) | SW | earthquakes near Josephine County |
| Jackson County, OR | 59 km (37 mi) | SE | earthquakes near Jackson County |
| Douglas County, OR | 59 km (37 mi) | N | earthquakes near Douglas County |
| Coos County, OR | 86 km (53 mi) | NW | earthquakes near Coos County |
| Curry County, OR | 88 km (54 mi) | WSW | earthquakes near Curry County |
| Del Norte County, CA | 129 km (80 mi) | SSW | earthquakes near Del Norte County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
24 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.7 8 km SW of Lookingglass, Oregon
- 0.9 15 km NE of Wimer, Oregon
- 1.6 6 km W of Riddle, Oregon
- 1.6 5 km SE of Dillard, Oregon
- 1.5 8 km SW of Lookingglass, Oregon
- 1.6 24 km N of Trail, Oregon
- 1.6 6 km W of Central Point, Oregon
- 1.6 16 km NNE of Wimer, Oregon
- 1.7 21 km E of Days Creek, Oregon
- 1.5 8 km SW of Lookingglass, Oregon
- 1.5 2 km WSW of Rogue River, Oregon
- 2.0 7 km S of Shady Cove, Oregon
- 1.5 20 km W of Riddle, Oregon
- 1.5 6 km W of Central Point, Oregon
- 1.8 6 km NNW of Eagle Point, 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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