A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.25 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 30 kilometers (19 miles) from Amboy in Washington. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 11.73 km (7 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: uw61379272. Id of event: uw61379272. Exact location of event, longitude -122.1111679 West, latitude 46.0541649 North, depth = 11.73 km. The 3.25-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 18:08:28 / 6:08 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 28/05/18 / 2018-05-28 02:08:28 / May 28, 2018 @ 2:08 am.
Earthquake epicenter was 73 km (46 miles) from Portland (c. 583 800 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Vancouver (c. 161 800 pop), 67 km (41 miles) from Gresham (c. 105 600 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Longview (c. 36 600 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Bethany (c. 20 600 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Oak Grove, Rockcreek, Raleigh Hills (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 30 km ENE of Amboy, Washington. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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