explosion · reviewed by a seismologist
M 1.9ml
Earthquake near Toledo, OR
No earthquake was likely felt in Toledo in the 24 hours to 5:13 am PST (13:13 UTC). The last one was M 6.0, 345 km (214 mi) WSW, at 7:25 pm PST on 15 January 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 215 felt reports to USGS. Every earthquake near Toledo
No: USGS classifies this as a explosion, not an earthquake. A magnitude 1.9 explosion was recorded 17 km (10 mi) south-southeast of Toledo, OR, at 4:50 pm PDT on 7 April 2025 (23:50 UTC), less than 1 km deep.
USGS: 16 km SSE of Toledo, Oregon
75 km (47 mi) NW of Eugene, OR · 47 km (29 mi) WSW of Corvallis, OR
- When
- 4:50 pm PDT on 7 April 2025 ()
- Where
- 17 km (10 mi) south-southeast of Toledo, OR · earthquakes near Toledo
- Magnitude
- M 1.9 (ml)
- Depth
- -0.5 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Lincoln County, 18 km NNW
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 584 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 15 km (9 mi) from the epicentre. In Toledo, 17 km away, the estimate is intensity II (weak). 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: Waldport, Newport, Siletz, Agate Beach.
USGS catalogues this as explosion, not an earthquake.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 20 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 2.9 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 760,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 540,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 48× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 1.9 about 20 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 44.4830, -123.8532. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln County, OR | 18 km (11 mi) | NNW | earthquakes near Lincoln County |
| Benton County, OR | 34 km (21 mi) | E | earthquakes near Benton County |
| Polk County, OR | 59 km (36 mi) | NE | earthquakes near Polk County |
| Yamhill County, OR | 95 km (59 mi) | NNE | earthquakes near Yamhill County |
| Lane County, OR | 98 km (61 mi) | SE | earthquakes near Lane County |
| Linn County, OR | 104 km (65 mi) | E | earthquakes near Linn County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
22 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.8 7 km NNW of Philomath, Oregon
- 1.8 2 km ENE of Blodgett, Oregon
- 1.7 24 km W of Newport, Oregon
- 1.8 22 km WNW of Newport, Oregon
- 1.6 9 km NW of Waldport, Oregon
- 1.8 4 km ENE of Lincoln Beach, Oregon
- 1.6 29 km NE of Florence, Oregon
- 2.6 20 km W of Newport, Oregon
- 1.9 7 km SE of Toledo, Oregon
- 1.6 24 km W of Newport, Oregon
- 1.6 6 km NNW of Philomath, Oregon
- 1.7 9 km WSW of Falls City, Oregon
- 1.8 25 km W of Newport, Oregon
- 2.2 9 km E of Lincoln Beach, Oregon
- 1.6 24 km W of Newport, 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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