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 … [Read more...]
Major Mexico Quake Detected Under Mt. Hood
A 7.4 earthquake rattled Mexico City & Acapulco, Mexico this afternoon. There was NO tsunami threat this time for the west coast of North America. But as you see here from the electronic seismograph on Mt. Hood, energy traveled thru the earth all the way to Oregon's famous mountain! This is … [Read more...]