A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was reported 234 km WSW of Brookings, Oregon (145 miles) on Saturday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 8.38 km (5 miles). Exact location of event, depth 8.38 km, -127.006° West, 41.4913° North. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 12/05/18 / 2018-05-12 17:19:27 / May 12, 2018 @ 5:19 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000e75k. Id of event: us1000e75k. The 3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:19:27 / 9:19 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 234 km WSW of Brookings, Oregon.
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