A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 199 km WSW of Gold Beach, Oregon (124 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000gcnz. Id of event: us2000gcnz. Exact location of event, longitude -126.6777 West, latitude 41.7692 North, depth = 10 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 24/07/18 / 2018-07-24 14:35:43 / July 24, 2018 @ 2:35 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 06:35:43 / 6:35 am (local time epicenter).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 199 km WSW of Gold Beach, Oregon.
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