A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.04 (ml/mb) was reported 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Woodburn in Oregon on Monday. Exact location, longitude -122.9136667° West, latitude 45.1755° North, depth = 26.41 km. The temblor was detected at 21:29:22 / 9:29 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: uw61201937. Id of event: uw61201937. Exact time and date of earthquake 04/10/16 / 2016-10-04 04:29:22 / October 4, 2016 @ 4:29 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 26.41 km (16 miles).
Earthquake epicenter was 43 km (27 miles) from Portland (c. 583 800 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Vancouver (c. 161 800 pop), 28 km (17 miles) from Salem (c. 154 600 pop), 52 km (32 miles) from Gresham (c. 105 600 pop), 39 km (24 miles) from Hillsboro (c. 91 600 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Saint Helens, Battle Ground, Corvallis (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 5 km NW of Woodburn, Oregon.
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