A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was reported 151 km WSW of Gold Beach, Oregon (94 miles) on Saturday. The temblor was picked up at 21:10:22 / 9:10 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 14/10/18 / 2018-10-14 05:10:22 / October 14, 2018 @ 5:10 am. Exact location of event, longitude -126.1382 West, latitude 41.918 North, depth = 22.13 km. Event id: us1000hbw2. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: nc73097046, us1000hbw2. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 22.13 km (14 miles).
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 three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 151 km WSW of Gold Beach, Oregon.
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