A small earthquake has struck in central Oregon.
The U.S. Geological Survey says a 3.6-magnitude temblor struck at 1:17 a.m. Thursday and was centered near the town of Maupin, about 90 southeast of Portland.
The USGS website showed that the quake's intensity was light and very few people reported feeling it.
Quakes of this magnitude rarely cause any problems.
Source: The Associated Press
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Comment: From USGS:
Date-Time:
Thursday, December 30, 2010 at 09:17:46 UTC
Thursday, December 30, 2010 at 01:17:46 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location:
45.132°N, 120.932°W
Depth:
16.6 km (10.3 miles) set by location program
Region:
Oregon
Distances:
13 km (8 miles) ESE (112°) from Maupin, OR
20 km (12 miles) NW (316°) from Shaniko, OR
23 km (14 miles) SE (124°) from Tygh Valley, OR
140 km (87 miles) ESE (107°) from Portland, OR
Location Uncertainty:
horizontal +/- 1.1 km (0.7 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters:
NST= 41, Nph= 42, Dmin=12 km, Rmss=0.33 sec, Gp= 97°,
M-type=duration magnitude (Md), Version=1
Source:
Pacific Northwest Seismograph Network
Event ID:
uw12300917