The Lompoc earthquake was reported several hours before another 3.6-magnitude earthquake in the same city, according to the United States Geological Survey. The later earthquake w

The U.S. Geological Survey says an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 has struck off the southern coast of Oregon. No tsunami was expected.

Earthquake monitors detected a sizable shake about 170 miles off the Oregon coast near Bandon on Wednesday afternoon, but no tsunami is expected, officials said.

A powerful 6.0-magnitude earthquake rattled the coast of Oregon Wednesday afternoon, according to officials. The quake struck about 180 miles from Coos Bay around 1:15 p.m. local time, the US Geological Survey said.

A sizable 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck near the Oregon Coast Wednesday afternoon. The National Weather Service (NWS) first announced the earthquake on social media, saying it struck at around 1:15 p.m. Both the NWS Tsunami Alerts page and the NWS Seattle page confirmed there is no tsunami danger.

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Oregon Wednesday afternoon, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake hit at about 1:15 p.m., 173 miles west of Bandon and 180 miles west of Coos Bay. At a depth of about 6 kilometers, a few people did said they felt a shake on the USGS website.

At 1:15 p.m., Wednesday a 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck roughly 253 kilometers off the coast, northwest of Bandon, Oregon, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The National Tsunami Warning Center has confirmed there’s no threat of a tsunami to the Humboldt County area (or to Oregon, for that matter).