Earthquake Swarm Off The Coast of Oregon
**Update: 11 quakes have been observed as of posting time of this article**
Original Post:
There have been 10 quakes today off the coast of Oregon today so far. The latest quake (a 5.8) was reported by the USGS at about 4:36pm.
Above, 10 earthquakes have been recorded today off the coast of Oregon Coast. The data below is from the USGS
off the coast of Oregon
2021-12-07 16:36:38 (UTC-08:00)
off the coast of Oregon
2021-12-07 16:17:44 (UTC-08:00)
off the coast of Oregon
2021-12-07 15:39:01 (UTC-08:00)
off the coast of Oregon
2021-12-07 14:16:11 (UTC-08:00)
off the coast of Oregon
2021-12-07 13:57:58 (UTC-08:00)
off the coast of Oregon
2021-12-07 13:30:16 (UTC-08:00)
off the coast of Oregon
2021-12-07 11:15:04 (UTC-08:00)
off the coast of Oregon
2021-12-07 09:06:49 (UTC-08:00)
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2021-12-07 06:57:56 (UTC-08:00)
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2021-12-07 05:21:53 (UTC-08:00)
There are frequent quakes in this area, but the activity today appears to be a little unusual with the amount of quakes so far. The USGS website has an interactive map you can use to get more information. Please note that this activity does not directly predict that additional quakes will happen in our area.
For additional information and alerts consider subscribing to our breaking news app. An additional 5.7 quake occurred at 5:21pm as this article was being written bringing the total to 11 today so far. Today’s quake activity has been centered about 250 miles off the coast of Newport, Oregon according to Oregon Emergency Management.
As of posting time of this article, no tsunami warnings have been issued. This article is for informational purposes only and is not intended to predict additional earthquake activity.
