Strong 6.0 earthquake strikes off Oregon coast

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Strong 6.0 earthquake strikes off Oregon coast
(Reuters) - A strong 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck on Tuesday roughly 160 miles off the coast of Oregon, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake struck at 7:31 p.m. Pacific time at a depth of 6.2 miles in the Pacific Ocean 159 miles west of Coos Bay, Oregon. It was felt as far away as San Francisco, California, according to the USGS. A spokesman for the Portland police said he did not feel the quake. There were immediate reports of damage or injuries. No tsunami warning was issued by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.

(Reporting By Mary Slosson; Editing by Greg McCune)

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Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes off Vancouver Island
(Reuters) - A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck off Vancouver Island on Saturday, some 209 miles west of Victoria, the capital of the Canadian province of British Columbia, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There was a report on the USGS website of the quake centered in the Pacific Ocean being felt in Vancouver, the largest city in British Columbia.
The quake struck at 12:05 p.m. local time, the USGS said. There was no danger of a tsunami from the earthquake, and there have been no reports of damage, said seismologist Shengzao Chen of the USGS.
(Reporting By Alex Dobuzinskis; Editing by Paul Thomasch)