Several moderate earthquakes struck about 100 miles off the coast of southern Oregon in the past 24 hours, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The largest of the quakes was a 4.5 on the Richter scale.
The five quakes occurred on Thursday night and Friday morning. Four of the quakes hit from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. local time. The 4.5 magnitude tremor struck at 9:22 p.m. and was located 112 miles from Port Orford, said the USGS.
