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Magnitude 5.3 quake strikes off Oregon coast; no tsunami

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COOS BAY, Ore. >>  A magnitude 5.3 earthquake has been recorded about 170 miles off the southern Oregon coast. The National Weather Service’s West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center said there was no danger of a tsunami from Tuesday evening’s quake.

There were no immediate reports of damage. The U.S. Geological Survey’s National Earthquake Information Center website did not immediately show any reports that the quake was felt on land.

The earthquake information center in Golden, Colo., said the 7:14 p.m. PST (5:14 p.m. Hawaii  time) quake occurred at a depth of 6.4 miles.

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