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RECENT
LOCAL EARTHQUAKES
IMPORTANT:
Earthquake information is posted on this
web page long after the earthquake event is over.
Local radio broadcasters will likely be the first
to have
information about immediately occurring
earthquakes and potential tsunamis
(in other words, in the event of an earthquake, turn on your radio
- don't wait for info to appear on this page)
August 18, 2004
An
earthquake occurred off
the Central
Oregon Coast,
registering 4.7 on the Richter Scale.
The magnitude and
location indicated a tsunami was not generated.
The earthquake occurred at
11:06 p.m., 13 miles West of Newport.
It was felt by many local residents.
August 10, 2004
An
earthquake occurred off
the
Central
Oregon Coast,
registering 3.0 on the Richter Scale.
The magnitude and
location indicated a tsunami was not generated.
The earthquake occurred at 12:45
p.m. 180 miles W of Coos Bay.
August 7, 2004
An
earthquake occurred off
the
Central
Oregon Coast,
registering 3.9 on the Richter Scale.
The magnitude and
location indicated a tsunami was not generated.
The earthquake occurred at
10:23 p.m., 165 miles WSW of Newport.\
July 31, 2004
An
earthquake occurred off
the
Central
Oregon Coast,
registering 4.7 on the Richter Scale.
The magnitude and
location indicated a tsunami was not generated.
The earthquake occurred at
6:44 a.m., 165 miles WSW of Newport.
July 21, 2004
An
earthquake occurred off
the
Central
Oregon Coast,
registering 4.7 on the Richter Scale.
The magnitude and
location indicated a tsunami was not generated.
The earthquake occurred at
2:39 p.m., 200 miles WSW of Newport.
July 20,
2004
An
earthquake occurred off
the
Central
Oregon Coast,
registering 4.8 on the Richter Scale.
The magnitude and
location indicated a tsunami was not generated.
The earthquake occurred at
10:20 a.m., 205 miles WSW of Newport.
July
12, 2004
An
earthquake occurred
off the Central
Oregon
Coast,
registering 4.9 on the Richter Scale.
The magnitude and
location indicated a tsunami was not generated.
The
earthquake occurred at 9:45
a.m., 31 miles WSW of Newport.
It was felt by many local residents.
July
11, 2004
Two
small earthquakes occurred off the Central Oregon
Coast.
The magnitude and
location indicated a tsunami was not generated.
The
first was at 9:44 p.m., 190 miles WSW of
Newport,
and the second was at 10:27 p.m., 210 miles WSW of Newport.
OLDER
EARTHQUAKES
February 28,
2001
An
earthquake occurred 35 miles southwest of
Seattle, Washington
(10 miles Northeast of Olympia),
registering 6.8 on the Richter scale.
The earthquake occurred at 10:55 a.m.
The earthquake was too far inland to have generated tsunami concerns.
It was felt by many local residents.
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