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The 1993 Scotts Mills earthquake, also known as the "Spring break quake", occurred in the U.S. state of Oregon on March 25 at 5:34 AM Pacific Standard Time. With a moment magnitude of 5.6 and a maximum perceived intensity of VII ( Very strong ) on the Mercalli intensity scale , it was the largest earthquake in the Pacific Northwest since the ...
1993 Scotts Mills earthquake: September 20, 1993: Oregon: 6.0 M d 2: 1993 Klamath Falls earthquakes: January 17, 1994: California: 6.7 M w 57: 1994 Northridge earthquake: September 1, 1994: California 7.0 M w 0 1994 Northern California earthquake [23] April 14, 1995: Texas: 5.7 M w 0: 1995 Marathon earthquake: June 10, 1996: Alaska 7.9 M wc: 0 ...
Scotts Mills is a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States. The population was 419 at the 2020 census. It is 2 miles (3 km) south of Marquam and Oregon Route 213, between Silverton and Molalla. Scotts Mills is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is near the site of the 1993 Scotts Mills earthquake.
“Drop, Cover, Hold on. Protect yourself,” the U.S. Geological Survey warned moment before the eathquake struck.
Similar to the distribution of interplate earthquakes in Cascadia, intraslab earthquakes are infrequent in Oregon, with its strongest earthquake since statehood being the 5.6 magnitude 1993 Scotts Mills earthquake, an oblique-slip quake. [13] [17]
A tsunami warning was issued Thursday morning following a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck in Humboldt County, 7 miles west-southwest of Ferndale, Calif., the National Weather Service said in ...
The state typically experiences between 10 and 20 earthquakes above magnitude 2.0 each year, said Andy Newman, a professor of geophysics at Georgia Tech. As for what’s behind the recent shakes ...
1993 Scotts Mills earthquake: Six people were injured and many structures were damaged throughout the state, especially in Portland. It was the largest earthquake to hit the area since 1981. - 6 26 [34] Greece, West Greece: 5.4 10.0 VII Two people were injured and damage in Pirgos and Amalias. - 2 26 [35] Iran, Kohgiluyeh and Buyer Ahmad: 5.1 ...