Oregon
6.0 magnitude earthquake off Oregon coast, no tsunami expected
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A 6.0 magnitude struck off the Oregon coast on Thursday night.
No tsunami was expected, according to the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration’s tsunami warning system.
The earthquake occurred just before3 7:30 p.m. on the Blanco Fracture Zone, about 180 miles west of Bandon, which often experiences earthquakes.
The quake happened at about a depth of six miles.