explosion · reviewed by a seismologist
M 1.6ml
Earthquake near Myrtle Point, OR
No earthquake was likely felt in Myrtle Point in the 24 hours to 11:11 pm PST (07:11 UTC). The last one was M 4.9, 166 km (103 mi) WSW, at 2:55 am PDT on 6 August 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 5 felt reports to USGS. Every earthquake near Myrtle Point
No: USGS classifies this as a explosion, not an earthquake. A magnitude 1.6 explosion was recorded 20 km (13 mi) south of Myrtle Point, OR, at 11:51 am PDT on 2 September 2025 (18:51 UTC), less than 1 km deep.
USGS: 4 km W of Powers, Oregon
- When
- 11:51 am PDT on 2 September 2025 ()
- Where
- 20 km (13 mi) south of Myrtle Point, OR · earthquakes near Myrtle Point
- Magnitude
- M 1.6 (ml)
- Depth
- -0.5 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Coos County, 34 km N
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 435 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 11 km (7 mi) from the epicentre. In Myrtle Point, 20 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.
USGS catalogues this as explosion, not an earthquake.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 6.8 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 2,200,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 1,600,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 140× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 1.6 about 6.8 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
The largest earthquake within 50 km since 2016 was M 4.5 on 2019-11-30 — about 28,000 times the energy of this one.
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 42.8833, -124.1320. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coos County, OR | 34 km (21 mi) | N | earthquakes near Coos County |
| Curry County, OR | 47 km (29 mi) | S | earthquakes near Curry County |
| Josephine County, OR | 72 km (45 mi) | SE | earthquakes near Josephine County |
| Douglas County, OR | 91 km (57 mi) | ENE | earthquakes near Douglas County |
| Jackson County, OR | 130 km (81 mi) | ESE | earthquakes near Jackson County |
| Lane County, OR | 153 km (95 mi) | NE | earthquakes near Lane County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
18 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.6 12 km ESE of Myrtle Point, Oregon
- 1.6 10 km NNW of Bandon, Oregon
- 1.6 11 km NNE of Nesika Beach, Oregon
- 1.8 10 km NNE of Nesika Beach, Oregon
- 1.7 12 km SSE of Port Orford, Oregon
- 2.6 10 km NW of Langlois, Oregon
- 1.5 15 km ESE of Myrtle Point, Oregon
- 2.1 11 km S of Port Orford, Oregon
- 1.9 12 km NW of Nesika Beach, Oregon
- 1.5 5 km ESE of Coquille, Oregon
- 2.4 12 km SSE of Port Orford, Oregon
- 2.6 11 km SSE of Port Orford, Oregon
- 3.1 12 km SSE of Port Orford, Oregon
- 1.7 11 km SSE of Port Orford, Oregon
- 1.5 18 km ENE of Powers, 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
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- 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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