== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
***This event supersedes event AT00559227.
Region:                            OFF COAST OF OREGON
Geographic coordinates:            42.487N, 126.663W
Magnitude:                        5.9 Mb
Depth:                            10 km
Universal Time (UTC):             15 Mar 2008  14:44:38
Time near the Epicenter:          15 Mar 2008  06:44:38
Local standard time in your area: 15 Mar 2008  14:44:38
Location with respect to nearby cities:
180 km (112 miles) W (261 degrees) of Port Orford, OR
185 km (115 miles) W (274 degrees) of Gold Beach, OR
197 km (122 miles) WSW (250 degrees) of Bandon, OR
219 km (136 miles) WNW (293 degrees) of Crescent City, CA
466 km (290 miles) SW (225 degrees) of Portland, OR
ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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event ID                     :  US 2008pqa5
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist at NEIC
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http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2008pqa5.php
or
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U.S. Geological Survey
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