A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was reported 188 km W of Port Orford, Oregon (117 miles) on Friday. The temblor was reported at 00:48:34 / 12:48 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10007rky. Id of event: us10007rky. Global time and date of event 06/01/17 / 2017-01-06 08:48:34 / January 6, 2017 @ 8:48 am UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude -126.7521° West, latitude 42.442° North, depth = 10 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes 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 seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. 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: 188 km W of Port Orford, Oregon.
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