A minor earthquake magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) strikes 202 km W of Bandon, Oregon (126 miles) on Tuesday. The 3.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 09:10:50 / 9:10 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 16/01/18 / 2018-01-16 17:10:50 / January 16, 2018 @ 5:10 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us2000ck1g. Event ids that are associated: us2000ck1g. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -126.8989 West, latitude 43.2445 North, depth = 10 km.
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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: 202 km W of Bandon, Oregon.
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