Very shallow M6.3 earthquake hits off the coast of Oregon, U.S.
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A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.3 hit off the coast of Oregon, U.S. at 15:07 UTC on August 29, 2019. The agency is reporting a depth of 5.4 km (3.3 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.3 at a depth of 2 km (1.2 miles).
The epicenter was located 284 km (177 miles) W of Bandon (population 3 115), Oregon and 414 km (258 miles) WSW of Salem (population 164 549), Oregon, U.S.
There are no people living within 100 km (62 miles).
A tsunami is not expected, NTWC said.
Regional seismicity
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