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M 1.9ml
Earthquake near Astoria, OR
Yes: an earthquake was likely felt in Astoria in the last 24 hours. M 3.1, 21 km (13 mi) W of Astoria, at 12:18 am PST on 12 November 2026 (08:18 UTC); the estimated shaking in Astoria was intensity II (weak). 1 person has reported feeling it to USGS. Every earthquake near Astoria
This page: a magnitude 1.9 earthquake was recorded 34 km (21 mi) north-northeast of Astoria, OR, at 12:57 am PDT on 18 August 2025 (07:57 UTC), 38 km deep. 1 person has reported feeling it to USGS.
USGS: 12 km SW of Lebam, Washington
- When
- 12:57 am PDT on 18 August 2025 ()
- Where
- 34 km (21 mi) north-northeast of Astoria, OR · earthquakes near Astoria
- Magnitude
- M 1.9 (ml)
- Depth
- 38 km below the surface
- Felt
- 1 report · strongest reported intensity III
- Nearest
- Pacific County, 14 km NW
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 373 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 it was probably too small to be felt, even directly above it. In Astoria, 34 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: South Bend, Raymond.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 19 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 5.8 810,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 580,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 51× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 1.9 about 19 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 46.4685, -123.6532. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific County, WA | 14 km (9 mi) | NW | earthquakes near Pacific County |
| Wahkiakum County, WA | 26 km (16 mi) | SE | earthquakes near Wahkiakum County |
| Clatsop County, OR | 50 km (31 mi) | S | earthquakes near Clatsop County |
| Grays Harbor County, WA | 73 km (45 mi) | N | earthquakes near Grays Harbor County |
| Columbia County, OR | 73 km (46 mi) | SE | earthquakes near Columbia County |
| Cowlitz County, WA | 81 km (50 mi) | ESE | earthquakes near Cowlitz County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
20 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.4 13 km E of Skamokawa Valley, Washington
- 1.1 5 km N of Tokeland, Washington
- 3.1 11 km W of Hammond, Oregon
- 1.5 8 km NNW of Ocean Park, Washington
- 1.4 4 km SW of Cathlamet, Washington
- 1.3 6 km NNW of Clatskanie, Oregon
- 1.6 5 km NNW of South Bend, Washington
- 1.5 11 km ENE of East Cathlamet, Washington
- 1.7 14 km S of Cosmopolis, Washington
- 1.8 7 km NNW of Pe Ell, Washington
- 1.6 6 km NNW of Clatskanie, Oregon
- 1.5 10 km NNE of Tokeland, Washington
- 2.4 10 km ESE of Pe Ell, Washington
- 1.6 3 km E of East Cathlamet, Washington
- 1.6 14 km ENE of East Cathlamet, Washington
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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