3.5-magnitude quake rattles Portland, Ore., metro area
MOLALLA, Ore. - A 3.5-magnitude earthquake rattled the suburbs of Portland, Ore., on Friday night, and several hundred people reported they could feel it.
There were no reports of damage or injuries from the quake, centered about 27 miles south of Portland.
The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake hit at 9:57 p.m. near the small town of Molalla, not far from the infamous 5.6-magnitude Spring Break Quake in 1993.
Friday night's quake occurred at a depth of 14.4 miles.
USGS geophysicist Randy Baldwin tells The Oregonian that about 400 reports were filed with his agency's website in less than an hour by area residents who felt the jolt.
One woman from Lake Oswego told KATU News in Portland she was reading a book when the earthquake hit.
"And suddenly, it felt like a truck was coming across the back toward my residence," she said. "And then I instantly looked outside and on that corner, I have a China cabinet and it was shaking and the things inside were shaking, so I jumped up and called my daughter who lives near me and I said, 'Did you feel that?' And she said, 'Yes, I felt it. We've just had an earthquake.'"
There were no reports of damage or injuries from the quake, centered about 27 miles south of Portland.
The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake hit at 9:57 p.m. near the small town of Molalla, not far from the infamous 5.6-magnitude Spring Break Quake in 1993.
Friday night's quake occurred at a depth of 14.4 miles.
USGS geophysicist Randy Baldwin tells The Oregonian that about 400 reports were filed with his agency's website in less than an hour by area residents who felt the jolt.
One woman from Lake Oswego told KATU News in Portland she was reading a book when the earthquake hit.
"And suddenly, it felt like a truck was coming across the back toward my residence," she said. "And then I instantly looked outside and on that corner, I have a China cabinet and it was shaking and the things inside were shaking, so I jumped up and called my daughter who lives near me and I said, 'Did you feel that?' And she said, 'Yes, I felt it. We've just had an earthquake.'"
...did someone contact the Guinness World Records folk to make sure the record for simultaneous tree hug wasn't happening?
Hmm, there was a 5.x quake in California yesterday too. Â Maybe it's moving up the coast/fault line?Â
I live in Arlington (40 min north of Seattle) and I felt this. Before I read the story I said if this happened lastnight about 10pm than that's what I felt. I was on my computer and felt a little jolt. Didn't think nothing of it until I seen this on the news.
@Anim8ed Arlington is 40 min north of seattle? at what speed?
 @Anim8ed Impossible. It wasn't felt any further north than Washougal, 225+ miles south of Arlington. Coincidence maybe but there's no possible way you were the only one who felt this in a 225+ mile range.Â
@Anim8ed - Hmm. I live farther south of you but I didn't feel it. Of course, I was sitting outside and my cat kept opening beers for me..... :-)