A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 198 km W of Bandon, Oregon (123 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -126.8347 West, latitude 43.2892 North, depth = 10 km. Global time and date of event 08/02/20 / 2020-02-08 15:34:56 / February 8, 2020 @ 3:34 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us70007lj1. Event ids that are associated: us70007lj1. The temblor was picked up at 07:34:56 / 7:34 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 198 km W of Bandon, Oregon.
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