Magnitude 4.6 earthquake off Oregon coast marks fifth this month

(The Oregonian) – A magnitude-4.6 earthquake Monday morning became the fifth to strike off the Oregon coast since the beginning of the month. The quake rumbled around 6:47 a.m. about 120 miles west of Bandon and at a depth of roughly 6 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. On Thursday, a magnitude-4.7 temblor

struck about 95 miles from Port Orford — just hours after students in Coos and Curry counties participated in an annual earthquake drill. The U.S. Geological Survey reports that three other earthquakes — all below a magnitude-4.0 — have occurred off the southern Oregon coast since Oct. 1st. READ MORE