Aardbeving met kracht 6.4 bij kust Oregon (USA)
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Aardbeving met kracht 6.4 bij kust Oregon (USA)
6.4 earthquake hits off Oregon coast
Temblor about 150 miles offshore not expected to generate tsunami
WASHINGTON - A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck off the central Oregon coast at 5:37 p.m. PT Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The temblor was located 151 miles west-northwest of Barview, Ore., at a depth of 6.2 miles, the USGS said. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said no current warning or advisory was in effect following the quake. Lanny Boston, the fire chief in Bandon, Ore., also 151 miles from the site of the quake off the Oregon coast, said he had not felt the quake and had received no reports of damage.
Bron:MSNBC
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Magnitude 6.4
Date-Time
* Thursday, January 10, 2008 at 01:37:18 UTC
* Wednesday, January 09, 2008 at 05:37:18 PM at epicenter
Location 43.883°N, 127.228°W
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region OFF THE COAST OF OREGON
Distances
* 242 km (151 miles) WNW (285°) from Barview, OR
* 243 km (151 miles) WNW (291°) from Bandon, OR
* 246 km (153 miles) W (276°) from Winchester Bay, OR
* 330 km (205 miles) W (268°) from Eugene, OR
* 406 km (252 miles) WSW (245°) from Portland, OR
[img width=269 height=320]http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Maps/10/235_45.gif[/img]
[img width=226 height=320]http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/bulletin/neic_maae_y.jpg[/img]
Temblor about 150 miles offshore not expected to generate tsunami
WASHINGTON - A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck off the central Oregon coast at 5:37 p.m. PT Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The temblor was located 151 miles west-northwest of Barview, Ore., at a depth of 6.2 miles, the USGS said. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said no current warning or advisory was in effect following the quake. Lanny Boston, the fire chief in Bandon, Ore., also 151 miles from the site of the quake off the Oregon coast, said he had not felt the quake and had received no reports of damage.
Bron:MSNBC
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Magnitude 6.4
Date-Time
* Thursday, January 10, 2008 at 01:37:18 UTC
* Wednesday, January 09, 2008 at 05:37:18 PM at epicenter
Location 43.883°N, 127.228°W
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region OFF THE COAST OF OREGON
Distances
* 242 km (151 miles) WNW (285°) from Barview, OR
* 243 km (151 miles) WNW (291°) from Bandon, OR
* 246 km (153 miles) W (276°) from Winchester Bay, OR
* 330 km (205 miles) W (268°) from Eugene, OR
* 406 km (252 miles) WSW (245°) from Portland, OR
[img width=269 height=320]http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Maps/10/235_45.gif[/img]
[img width=226 height=320]http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/bulletin/neic_maae_y.jpg[/img]
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