A minor earthquake magnitude 2.93 (ml/mb) strikes 177 km WSW of Gold Beach, Oregon (110 miles) on Saturday. Unique identifier: nc72702236. Ids that are associated to the event: nc72702236. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 22.99 km (14 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 25/09/16 / 2016-09-25 07:42:07 / September 25, 2016 @ 7:42 am UTC/GMT. The 2.93-magnitude earthquake was detected at 23:42:07 / 11:42 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -126.4246667 West, latitude 41.8298333 North, depth = 22.99 km.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 177 km WSW of Gold Beach, Oregon.
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