South Oregon Coast Quakes, March 17

Quake
Another moderate sized earthquake shook the Pacific Ocean seafloor off of the South Oregon Coast, Thursday, March 13.  According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the 5.2-magnitude quake occurred at 12:11 p.m., 132-miles west of Gold Beach.  A 2.5-magnitdue quake also was recorded Thursday at 11:47 a.m., 35-miles south to southwest of Eureka, CA where two fault lines begin that run parallel with the Oregon Coast.

Quake off Coos Bay
A moderate sized earthquake shook the Pacific Ocean seafloor west of Coos Bay Tuesday, March 11, about 250-miles offshore. The 5.1-magnitude quake, which did not create a tsunami, follows a series of quakes that occurred in the Cape Mendocino area of Northern California where two fault lines begin that run parallel with the Oregon Coast.