A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) strikes 204 km WSW of Port Orford, Oregon (127 miles) on Tuesday. Exact location of earthquake, -126.9069° West, 42.2724° North, depth 10 km. The temblor was detected at 05:34:03 / 5:34 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 11/12/18 / 2018-12-11 13:34:03 / December 11, 2018 @ 1:34 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us2000iuq2. Event ids that are associated: us2000iuq2.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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: 204 km WSW of Port Orford, Oregon.
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