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12 Apr, 2008

5.9 earthquake reported off Oregon coast: USGS (AFP)

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A drum seismograph records the shaking of the ground at an earthquake monitoring station. A strong earthquake measuring 5.9 on the moment magnitude scale struck Saturday in the Pacific Ocean off the Oregon coast in the western United States, the US Geological Survey reported.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Spencer Platt)AFP - A strong earthquake measuring 5.9 on the moment magnitude scale struck Saturday in the Pacific Ocean off the Oregon coast in the western United States, the US Geological Survey reported.


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