A series of earthquakes off the Oregon coast were recorded Saturday by the US Geologic Survey, with the strongest registering at 5.4 about 10 kilometers deep.
The alert level is green, meaning there is a low likelihood of casualties or damage.
The quakes were recorded at 5:43 a.m., 5:52 a.m., 6 a.m., 6:16 a.m., 6:37 a.m. and 6:40 a.m. The quakes registered between a 5.4 and 4.2.
The quakes were more than 200 miles west of the Oregon coast. The USGS said the distance between the quakes' epicenter to Bandon was 208 miles, 213 miles to Coos Bay and 221 miles to Newport.
6 Quakes Hit Cascadia Subduction Zone off Oregon; "The Big One" Coming?
Since 8:43 AM eastern US time Saturday, (90 minutes ago) SIX earthquakes have struck in the dangerous Cascadia Subduction Zone (CSZ) off the coast of Oregon, and THREE of those quakes were higher than Magnitude 5.0. "The Big One" might be coming soon!
According to the US Geological Survey, the quake swarm began around 8:43 AM eastern time today, and the size of the quakes is significant:
4.7
Off the coast of Oregon
2019-06-22 13:40:13 (UTC)
4.2
Off the coast of Oregon
2019-06-22 13:37:31 (UTC)
4.2
Off the coast of Oregon
2019-06-22 13:16:10 (UTC)
5.4
Off the coast of Oregon
2019-06-22 13:00:17 (UTC)
5.4
Off the coast of Oregon
2019-06-22 12:52:04 (UTC)
5.0
Off the coast of Oregon
2019-06-22 12:43:42 (UTC)
This earthquake fault system is considered to be "the most dangerous in the world" because its location and the type of earthquakes this system can create, in relation to its location near heavily populated areas, means it can generate devastating earthquakes which could kill tens of thousands and destroy entire cities.
Making the system even worse is its location in the ocean. A Mega-Thrust earthquake from this system (the type of quake that subduction zones typically cause) would generate a TSUNAMI WAVE that would move at 600 MPH into the US West Coast, obliterating almost everything west if Interstate 5.
A Mega-Thrust earthquake from this very system, would generate HORRIFIC Tsunamis that would not only wipe out much of the US (and Canadian) west coast, but would hit every other coastline in the Pacific Ocean hours later. The damage and death toll would be unimaginable!Series of 6 earthquakes hit off Oregon Coast: 2 M5.4, M5.0, 2 M4.2 and M4.7. Is the Cascadia waking up?
A series of earthquakes off the Oregon coast were recorded Saturday by the US Geologic Survey. Is Cascadia waking up?
The quakes were recorded at 5:43 a.m., 5:52 a.m., 6 a.m., 6:16 a.m., 6:37 a.m. and 6:40 a.m. The quakes registered between a 5.4 and 4.7.
The alert level is green, meaning there is a low likelihood of casualties or damage.
The quakes were more than 200 miles west of the Oregon coast.
The USGS said the distance between the quakes’ epicenter to Bandon was 208 miles, 213 miles to Coos Bay and 221 miles to Newport.
As you see on the above map, the quakes are not directly on the Cascadia subduction zone, but on the Blanco Fracture Zone, a right lateral transform fault zone, which runs northeast off the coast of Oregon in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, extending from the Gorda Ridge in the south to the Juan de Fuca Ridge in the north.
The subducting Gorda Plate is connected with the volcanoes in northern California, namely, Mount Shasta and Lassen Peak. Lassen Peak last erupted in 1914–1917.
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