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Magnitude 5.3 earthquake reported off Oregon coast

The Columbian
Published: July 28, 2010, 12:00am

COOS BAY, Ore. (AP) — A magnitude 5.3 earthquake was reported off the Oregon coast Wednesday morning.

The National Earthquake Information Center says the quake was located about 85 miles west of Coos Bay, Ore., at a depth of more than 6 miles. It occurred at just after 7 a.m.

The federal government’s West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center reports the quake was not big enough to generate a tsunami.

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