The map shows quakes of M1.5 and up from the last 90 days, the 1 biggest on record, and always the very latest quake — even if it was smaller than M1.5. The list below can include smaller ones the map leaves out. Tap any dot for details.
In the last 30 days, 0 earthquakes of M1.5 or bigger were recorded within 100 km of Joseph, the biggest of them M1.5. The biggest quake on record near Joseph — records go back to 1980 — was the M4.0 of Oct 27, 1994, 03:35 UTC: 11 km SE of Halfway, Oregon.
Latest earthquakes near Joseph
| Mag | Location | Local time | Depth | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1.5 | 19 km ESE of Richland, Oregon | Oct 21, 2026, 03:15 AM | 2 km | 75 km SSE |
| M1.5 | 3 km SSE of Wallowa, Oregon | Sep 23, 2026, 12:01 PM | 14 km | 31 km NW |
| M2.0 | 2 km NNW of North Powder, Oregon | Aug 20, 2026, 12:15 PM | 9 km | 65 km WSW |
| M1.8 | 27 km NW of Huntington, Oregon | Apr 08, 2026, 12:35 PM | -1 km | 91 km SSW |
| M2.3 | 9 km E of Halfway, Oregon | Apr 05, 2026, 04:14 PM | 5 km | 54 km SSE |
| M2.1 | 17 km NNW of Halfway, Oregon | Jan 12, 2026, 02:23 PM | 5 km | 36 km S |
| M1.9 | 26 km SW of Richland, Oregon | Nov 11, 2025, 04:51 AM | 7 km | 84 km S |
| M3.0 | 8 km WSW of Richland, Oregon | Mar 08, 2023, 01:33 AM | 9 km | 68 km S |
| M3.0 | 11 km SE of Riggins, Idaho | Nov 22, 2018, 09:35 PM | 10 km | 81 km E |
| M3.1 | 19 km NNW of Halfway, Oregon | Aug 14, 2017, 12:20 AM | 8 km | 34 km S |
Earthquakes per year near Joseph (M3.0 and up, within 100 km)
M3.0–3.9 M4.0+
Each bar is one year; taller means more quakes (M3.0 and up). The dark red part is the bigger ones (M4.0+), counted inside the number above each bar — not added on top. These may be felt, depending on how far away and how deep they are. 2026 is not a full year yet — it only counts up to today. Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog.
What the last year looked like near Joseph
Every quake of M1.5 or bigger within 100 km over the last year — 6 in total. A quake of exactly M2.0 counts in the M2.0–3.0 group.
The 1 biggest earthquakes on record near Joseph (M4.0 and up, since 1980)
| Mag | Location | Date (UTC) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| M4.0 | 11 km SE of Halfway, Oregon | Oct 27, 1994, 03:35 UTC | 63 km |
Nearby places
Enterprise, OR (9 km) · Council, ID (93 km) · McCall, ID (101 km)
USGS data fetched Nov 03, 2026, 19:45 UTC · page built Nov 03, 2026, 19:45 UTC. How to read this page: recent-window counts cover M1.5+ events within 100 km; the 10-year layer is based on M3.0+ and the history layer on M4.0+ since 1980. Recording completeness varies by era and region — small quakes from early decades are under-recorded, so “no record” does not prove “never happened”. Depths are relative to sea level and can be slightly negative for shallow events in elevated terrain. Method: data & methodology.