A 5.9 earthquake off the Oregon Coast (about 200 miles southwest of Newport) on Wednesday April 11, 2012, was the ‘small quake’ of the last 24 hours, relatively speaking.
As this map shows, the quake hit along an underwater ridge line at 3:41pm — it’s a spot where lots of quakes happen.
24 Hours Of Significant Earthquakes
But what makes the Oregon quake more interesting… Read more
