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M 5.0 earthquake — 126 km WSW of Port Orford, Oregon

July 6, 1956 · USGS event ushis2094

Magnitude
5 (ml)
Depth
—
Location
126 km WSW of Port Orford, Oregon
Coordinates
42.500, -126.000

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Other earthquakes in Oregon around this time

M 4.9 · 236 km W of Bandon, OregonJanuary 10, 1956M 6.0 · 250 km W of Langlois, OregonAugust 23, 1955M 4.5 · 8 km W of Plush, OregonMarch 12, 1958M 5.0 · 3 km SW of Portland, OregonDecember 16, 1953M 4.7 · 52 km WNW of Hines, OregonJune 2, 1959M 4.6 · 50 km W of Depoe Bay, OregonAugust 21, 1959

Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Earthquake Hazards Program (ANSS Comprehensive Catalog). Magnitudes and locations for older events are revised as methods improve. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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