There was a magnitude 4.5 earthquake off of Oregon’s coast this morning. Interesting. Not a huge one—not enough to strike up a tsunami—but a good reminder that a big one could hit at any time.
Tag: Earthquakes
Oregon tsunamis
This article on Bend.com is interesting, about the occurence (and likelihood of) tsunamis off the coast of Oregon. Some time between 9 and 10 p.m. on Jan. 26, 1700, a similar great earthquake, with the same estimated magnitude as the one in Asia, struck the Northwest, rocking the region with strong shaking for several minutes.… Continue reading Oregon tsunamis
South Sister Quakes
Sweeping the local news this evening is the South Sister earthquakes: more than 100 shook the area three miles west of the South Sister today, with a magnitude of up to 1.5 on the Richter scale. Bend.com has the best writeup on the story I’ve seen online. The quakes were occurring in the northeast part… Continue reading South Sister Quakes