A minor earthquake magnitude 3.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 228 km WSW of Brookings, Oregon (142 miles). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -126.9381° West, 41.5098° North. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Global time and date of event 16/08/17 / 2017-08-16 21:09:33 / August 16, 2017 @ 9:09 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us2000a8x2. Event ids that are associated: us2000a8x2. The 3.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 13:09:33 / 1:09 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days eighteen 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. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 228 km WSW of Brookings, Oregon. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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