A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 169 km WSW of Port Orford, Oregon (105 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 30/01/21 / 2021-01-30 04:51:53 / January 30, 2021 @ 4:51 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was picked up at 04:51:53 / 4:51 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -126.5118 West, latitude 42.424 North, depth = 10 km. Id of earthquake: us6000dd5y. Event ids that are associated: us6000dd5y.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days 0, in the past 30 days 0 and in the last 365 days twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 169 km WSW of Port Orford, Oregon.
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