Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes off Oregon coast; no tsunami threat issued
So far, the USGS says only a handful of residents reported feeling the shaking in coastal communities along the Southern Oregon and Northern California border region.
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CRESCENT CITY, Calif. — While very few people felt it on land, a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean off the southern Oregon coast Wednesday morning.
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The U.S. Geological Survey said that the earthquake struck at 3:53 a.m. local time (10:53 UTC) about 99 miles west-southwest of Pistol River, Oregon, at a depth of 6.2 miles.
Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes in the Pacific Ocean off the southern Oregon coast, about 105 miles west-northwest of Crescent City, California
So far, the USGS says only a handful of residents reported feeling the shaking in coastal communities along the Southern Oregon and Northern California border region.
Island with the Battery Point Lighthouse in Crescent City on the Pacific coast in California
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There is no tsunami threat.
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And at this time there have been no reports of damage.
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