A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported 113 km WSW of Gold Beach, Oregon (70 miles) on Wednesday. Exact location, longitude -125.7542° West, latitude 42.1556° North, depth = 10 km. The temblor was detected at 04:02:17 / 4:02 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 05/09/18 / 2018-09-05 12:02:17 / September 5, 2018 @ 12:02 pm. Unique identifier: us2000h8nh. Ids that are associated to the event: uw61425811, us2000h8nh. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
Every year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 113 km WSW of Gold Beach, Oregon.
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