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Undersea Earthquakes: Three small tremors since Friday

The U. S. Geological Survey (USGS) reports three small undersea earthquakes in the past several days off the Oregon Coast.

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake was recorded early Monday morning, Nov. 21 approximately 160 miles west of Coos Bay. A 2.7 magnitude tremor was reported in the adjacent area Sunday morning, Nov. 20 and a 4.5 quake registered Friday, Nov. 18.

The quakes are in an area that has seen similar events over the past several years.

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