explosion · reviewed by a seismologist
M 1.5ml
Earthquake near Myrtle Point, OR
No earthquake was likely felt in Myrtle Point in the 24 hours to 1:04 am PST (09:04 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 1.5 explosion was recorded 16 km (10 mi) east-southeast of Myrtle Point, OR, at 10:38 am PDT on 17 April 2026 (17:38 UTC), less than 1 km deep.
USGS: 15 km ESE of Myrtle Point, Oregon
- When
- 10:38 am PDT on 17 April 2026 ()
- Where
- 16 km (10 mi) east-southeast of Myrtle Point, OR · earthquakes near Myrtle Point
- Magnitude
- M 1.5 (ml)
- Depth
- -0.5 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Coos County, 23 km NNW
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 209 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 Myrtle Point, 16 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: Coquille.
USGS catalogues this as explosion, not an earthquake.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 5.6 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 2,700,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 1,900,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 170× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 1.5 about 5.6 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 34,000 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 43.0045, -123.9650. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coos County, OR | 23 km (14 mi) | NNW | earthquakes near Coos County |
| Curry County, OR | 63 km (39 mi) | SSW | earthquakes near Curry County |
| Douglas County, OR | 73 km (45 mi) | ENE | earthquakes near Douglas County |
| Josephine County, OR | 76 km (47 mi) | SSE | earthquakes near Josephine County |
| Jackson County, OR | 124 km (77 mi) | ESE | earthquakes near Jackson County |
| Lane County, OR | 134 km (83 mi) | NE | earthquakes near Lane County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
6 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.6 12 km ESE of Myrtle Point, Oregon
- 1.5 3 km SSW of Melrose, Oregon
- 1.6 10 km NNW of Bandon, Oregon
- 1.7 8 km SW of Lookingglass, Oregon
- 1.6 6 km W of Riddle, Oregon
- 1.5 9 km WSW of Lookingglass, 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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- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
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