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  2008 Oregon Offshore Earthquakes:  
 

Earthquake Map and response cruise trackline:

Oregon offshore earthquake map
Map Key:
Black  line indicates the Wecoma cruise track for the response expedition aboard the R/V Wecoma.

Stars: CTD cast conducted on response cruise

Circles: recent earthquake activity at Blanco and N. Gorda.

Square: hydrophone left on seafloor to monitor seismicity

 
     
 

Media Links:
National Public Radio (4/16/08): Earthquake Swarm Worries Oregon
National Geographic (4/16/08): Mysterious "Swarm" of Quakes Strikes Oregon Waters
Science Daily (4/14/08) :
Unusual Earthquake Swarm Off Oregon Coast Puzzles Scientists
MSNBC (4/13/08): Undersea quake swarm puzzles the experts
Seattle Times (4/13/08): Scientists investigate rash of earthquakes off Oregon's coast
Oregonian (4/12/08): Quakes off Oregon coast shake up a mystery