A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 217 km WSW of Gold Beach, Oregon (135 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Id of earthquake: us2000gcvi. Event ids that are associated: us2000gcvi. Global time and date of event 24/07/18 / 2018-07-24 17:22:35 / July 24, 2018 @ 5:22 pm UTC/GMT. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:22:35 / 9:22 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -126.9198° West, latitude 41.7928° North, depth = 10 km.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been ten, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 217 km WSW of Gold Beach, Oregon.
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