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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 ...
An earthquake shook off the Oregon coast Wednesday afternoon. The earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean, more than 170 miles west of Bandon, Oregon at 1:15 p.m. local time, according to the U.S ...
The tremors during the September 1993 Klamath Falls earthquakes were some of the strongest felt in Oregon's history over the past 50 years. [6] The first shock was only 4.2 M w . [ 3 ] The two major quakes, which measured 5.9 and 6.0, were, up to that point in Oregon's history, the strongest recorded earthquakes and resulted in the most damage.
1992 St. George earthquake [22] March 25, 1993: Oregon: 5.6 M d 0: 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 ...
A 6.1 magnitude earthquake occurred approximately 173 miles off the coast of Bandon, Ore. at approximately 1:15 p.m. Wednesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
An earthquake ruptured off California on Thursday morning, briefly triggering a tsunami warning for the coast of Northern California and southern Oregon. The earthquake, a magnitude-7.0 temblor ...
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 ...
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]