6.4 earthquake strikes off the coast of Oregon

A 6.4 magnitude earthquake on Thursday struck off the Pacific coast of Oregon, the US Geological Survey reported.

A 6.4 magnitude earthquake today struck off the Pacific coast of Oregon, the US Geological Survey reported.

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The quake was located 246 kilometres west of Winchester Bay on the coast of the northwestern state of Oregon, and 406 kilometres southwest of Portland, the USGS said in a statement.

The earthquake occurred at 5:37 pm (0707 IST Thursday) at a depth of 10 kilometres.