A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 163 km W of Port Orford, Oregon (101 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us1000gh9g. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000gh9g. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 25/08/18 / 2018-08-25 15:27:00 / August 25, 2018 @ 3:27 pm. Exact location, longitude -126.4735° West, latitude 42.9641° North, depth = 10 km. The temblor was reported at 07:27:00 / 7:27 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking 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: 163 km W of Port Orford, Oregon.
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