A moderate earthquake rattled off the Oregon Coast early Monday morning.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a 5.5-magnitude earthquake shook about 135 miles off the coast of Bandon, Oregon, around 4:35 a.m. near the Blanco fracture zone.
Earthquakes are fairly common in the Blanco fracture zone, with the most recent happening on June 15.
The National Weather Service said there is no tsunami expected following the earthquake.
The two largest earthquakes in recent years were a 5.6-magnitude earthquake in Scotts Mills and a 6.0-magnitude earthquake in Klamath Falls, both of which happened in 1993.
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