What the records say
- When
- 25 Mar 1993
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.6
- Where
- Usa
- Coordinates
- 45.03° N, 122.61° W
- Damage musd
- 28.4
- Intensity mmi
- 7
- Depth km
- 21
1993 Scotts Mills earthquake
Earthquake in Oregon
The 1993 Scotts Mills earthquake, also known as the "Spring break quake", occurred in the U.S. state of Oregon on March 25 at 5:34 AM Pacific Standard Time. With a moment magnitude of 5.6 and a maximum perceived intensity of VII on the Mercalli intensity scale, it was the largest earthquake in the Pacific Northwest since the Elk Lake and Goat Rocks earthquakes of 1981.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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