Magnitude 5.3 quake 170 miles off Oregon coast

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake has been recorded about 170 miles off the southern Oregon coast. The National Weather Service’s West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center said there was no danger of a tsunami from the Tuesday evening quake.

There were no immediate reports of damage. The U.S. Geological Survey’s National Earthquake Information Center website did not immediately show any reports that the quake was felt on land.

The earthquake information centre in Golden, Colo., said the 7:14 p.m. PST quake occurred at a depth of 6.4 miles.

Source: Yahoo! News – Magnitude 5.3 quake 170 miles off Ore. coast; no tsunami danger, no damage reports

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