M6.0 earthquake in Off the coast of Oregon on January 16, 2026

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck on January 16, 2026 at 03:25 UTC. According to USGS the epicenter was 400 km west of Eugene, at a depth of 10 km. It was a shallow quake, and shallow quakes are usually felt most strongly at the surface.

6.0magnitude
10 kmdepth
03:25time UTC
greenUSGS alert
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Key facts

215 people reported feeling it to USGS. The USGS PAGER system issued a green alert, expecting little impact. USGS flagged the event as an oceanic-region earthquake. Regional tsunami warning centers publish any tsunami information.

Nearest cities

  • Eugene (United States)400 km
  • Salem (United States)423 km
  • Hillsboro (United States)450 km
  • Gresham (United States)489 km
  • Kent (United States)612 km

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Aftershocks

Since then USGS has recorded 3 quakes of magnitude 4.5 or more within 150 km, the strongest M5.5.

  • M5.5 · Jun 29, 11:35 UTC82 km
  • M5.3 · Sep 7, 01:30 UTC32 km
  • M4.6 · Jul 21, 18:32 UTC78 km

Regional history

Since 1976 there have been 14 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more within 300 km. The strongest was M7.0 (August 17, 1991).

  • M7.0 · August 17, 1991287 km
  • M6.9 · July 13, 1991258 km
  • M6.5 · March 13, 198544 km
  • M6.3 · October 27, 199454 km
  • M6.3 · January 10, 200865 km

See also

Live earthquake mapAll earthquakes todayWeather in EugeneEvent details at USGS

Source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (public domain). Seismologists may still revise the data. Data from Oct 23, 03:36 UTC.