5.3 earthquake off Oregon Coast

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By KVAL.com staff

Story Published: Jul 28, 2010 at 9:16 AM PST

EUGENE, Ore. - A magnitude 5.3 earthquake rumbled under the Pacific Ocean just after 9 a.m. Wednesday about 136 miles west of Eugene, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The quake hit at 9:12 a.m. off the coast of Oregon.

The quake will not generate a tsunami, the NOAA/NWS/West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center said in a bulletin.

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