Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes off Oregon coast; no tsunami threat issued
CRESCENT CITY, Calif. — While very few people felt it on land, a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean off the southern Oregon coast Wednesday morning.
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The U.S. Geological Survey said that the earthquake struck at 3:53 a.m. local time (10:53 UTC) about 99 miles west-southwest of Pistol River, Oregon, at a depth of 6.2 miles.
So far, the USGS says only a handful of residents reported feeling the shaking in coastal communities along the Southern Oregon and Northern California border region.
There is no tsunami threat.
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And at this time there have been no reports of damage.
Check back for updates on this developing story.
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