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Strong Quake Rocks Oregon Coast; No Tsunami Threat

by Weatherboy Team Meteorologist - December 29, 2020

A 5.7 earthquake struck off the coast of Oregon at 11:10pm local time tonight. Image: USGS
A 5.7 earthquake struck off the coast of Oregon at 11:10pm local time tonight. Image: USGS




A strong 5.7 earthquake struck off the coast of Oregon shortly after 11pm local time this evening. Centered roughly 125 miles west of Bandon, Oregon, the earthquake was measured at a 32,000 foot depth.

According the the National Weather Service U.S. Tsunami Warning System, there is no threat of tsunami to the U.S. West Coast nor Hawaii.

Earlier today, a magnitude 2.9 earthquake was recorded about four miles from Monroe, Washington at 2:41 a.m. Monday, and another earthquake, with a magnitude of 2.2, was recorded at 12:05 p.m. about four miles from Carnation, according to the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network (PNSN). Several people in Seattle reported feeling the first.

 

 

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