A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 4.7 jolted the Oregon coast during the late hours of Friday night. The Pacific Northwest Seismic Network (PNSN) reported the seismic activity, which occurred at 9:36 p.m. local time. The epicenter of the earthquake was situated around 125 miles west of Coos Bay.
No damage or injuries have been reported as a result of the earthquake, and there are no tsunami warnings in place.
The event has been widely reported as a magnitude 4.7 earthquake, but the United States Geological Survey (USGS) has also recorded a separate seismic activity earlier in the day. According to the USGS, a magnitude 2.7 earthquake occurred at 5:39 a.m. UTC (9:39 p.m. PST), with its epicenter located approximately 190 kilometers (118 miles) west-southwest of Port Orford, Oregon. This earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) and had coordinates recorded at 42.421°N latitude and 126.772°W longitude.
Officials are encouraging residents who may have felt the earthquake to share their experiences through the USGS’s “Did You Feel It?” program. This program collects important data on ground shaking and regional impacts.
To access interactive seismic activity maps and find more information, you can visit the official websites of USGS and PNSN.