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.'"
