A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was reported 212 km WNW of Bandon, Oregon (132 miles) on Tuesday. Unique identifier: us2000cmxw. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000cmxw. Exact location of event, longitude -126.9777 West, latitude 43.4723 North, depth = 10 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 23/01/18 / 2018-01-23 09:05:05 / January 23, 2018 @ 9:05 am. The temblor was detected at 01:05:05 / 1:05 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. 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: 212 km WNW of Bandon, Oregon.
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