PORTLAND, Ore. — A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck about 173 miles off the central Oregon Coast Wednesday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). A tsunami is not expected, according to the U.S. National Tsunami Warning System.
It was the third-largest earthquake reported off the Oregon coast by the USGS in the past 10 years.
- Aug. 29, 2019: 6.3 magnitude
- Aug. 22, 2018: 6.2 magnitude
- Oct. 30, 2024: 6.0 magnitude
- Sept. 5, 2019: 5.9 magnitude
- June 4, 2021: 5.9 magnitude
- Dec. 7, 2021: 5.8 magnitude
- Dec. 28, 2020: 5.7 magnitude
- March 26, 2024: 5.6 magnitude
- Jan. 28, 2018: 5.5 magnitude
- Nov. 27, 2016: 5.5 magnitude
The USGS said Wednesday's earthquake happened west of Bandon around 1:19 p.m. with a depth of about 6.2 miles.
As of 3:10 p.m. Wednesday, 75 people have reported that they felt the earthquake, according to the USGS.
Washington state emergency management officials posted on social media that while it can be scary to see a 6.0 magnitude quake happening near the Cascadia Subduction Zone, the one Wednesday was in the Blanco Fracture Zone, where quakes are quite common.
The Cascadia Subduction Zone is a 600-mile-long (965-kilometer) fault just off the coast that runs from Northern California to British Columbia. Tectonic stresses have been accumulating in the zone for more than 300 years, and seismologists say it could rupture at any time, causing a megaquake and tsunami.
Did you feel the earthquake? Contact the USGS here.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.