A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 180 km WSW of Port Orford, Oregon (112 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -126.6387° West, 42.3844° North, depth 10 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 16/11/18 / 2018-11-16 05:21:58 / November 16, 2018 @ 5:21 am. Event id: us1000hsji. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000hsji. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 21:21:58 / 9:21 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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: 180 km WSW of Port Orford, Oregon.
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