Two Earthquakes at the Juan de Fuca Plate

August 22, 2002

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake OFF THE COAST OF OREGON has occurred at:
43.92N 128.35W Depth 10km Thu Aug 22 19:24:12 2002 UTC

Time: Universal Time (UTC) Thu Aug 22 19:24:12 2002
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) Thu Aug 22 15:24:12 2002
Central Daylight Time (CDT) Thu Aug 22 14:24:12 2002
Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) Thu Aug 22 13:24:12 2002
Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) Thu Aug 22 12:24:12 2002
Alaska Daylight Time (ADT) Thu Aug 22 11:24:12 2002
Hawaii Standard Time (HST) Thu Aug 22 09:24:12 2002

Location with respect to nearby cities:
210 miles (340 km) WNW of Coos Bay, Oregon
220 miles (350 km) WSW of Newport, Oregon
245 miles (390 km) WNW of Brookings, Oregon
270 miles (440 km) WSW of SALEM, Oregon

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake OFF THE COAST OF OREGON has occurred at:
43.98N 128.38W Depth 10km Thu Aug 22 19:25:16 2002 UTC

Time: Universal Time (UTC) Thu Aug 22 19:25:16 2002
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) Thu Aug 22 15:25:16 2002
Central Daylight Time (CDT) Thu Aug 22 14:25:16 2002
Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) Thu Aug 22 13:25:16 2002
Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) Thu Aug 22 12:25:16 2002
Alaska Daylight Time (ADT) Thu Aug 22 11:25:16 2002
Hawaii Standard Time (HST) Thu Aug 22 09:25:16 2002

Location with respect to nearby cities:
215 miles (340 km) WNW of Coos Bay, Oregon
220 miles (355 km) W of Newport, Oregon
245 miles (395 km) NW of Brookings, Oregon
270 miles (440 km) WSW of SALEM, Oregon

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