Small Quake Shakes Off Oregon Coast This Weekend As Another Rattles Alaska
Published 02/28/21 at 5:20 PM PDT
By Oregon Coast Beach Connection staff
(Bandon, Oregon) – A small earthquake shook off the southern Oregon coast early Saturday morning, clocking in at a minor 4.0 in magnitude. Meanwhile, a larger quake rattled parts of southern Alaska a bit later in the day, reminding some Oregonians of the quake there that caused a tsunami here in the 60s.
(Graphic courtesy Pacific Northwest Seismic Network. Other recent tremblors are in yellow)
The undersea quake took place about 250 miles off the south coast, this time in more of a straight line westward from Dunes City instead of the usual Coos Bay or Reedsport. At a magnitude 4.0 it was not strong enough to generate a tsunami; it takes at least a 7.0 to do that. The quake shook at 5:33 a.m. Saturday at a depth of about six miles.
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This happens because they are following warm water currents northward and then the currents stop somewhere on this coastline.
Oregon Coast Aquarium was called about the turtle in the Nelscott section of town, and the aquarium’s Curator of Fish and Invertebrates Evonne Mochon-Collura responded. She called Jim Rice of the Marine Mammal Stranding Network, who stationed a volunteer to manage the area until he picked the animal up and brought it to the Aquarium for triage.
OCA said during standard triage protocols, it was determined that the turtle was a sub-adult female. Her temperature registered as 50°F. A healthy temperature for a turtle is around 75°F.
Published 02/25/21 at 5:20 PM PDT
By Oregon Coast Beach Connection staff
(Long Beach, Washington) – A Washington State commission will be gathering this week to discuss the endangered status of Gray whales and Humpback whales along the Washington coast, as well as salmon management policy in the Willapa Bay area. It will also be examining crab fisheries in the region and the Scatter Creek Wildlife Area Management Plan.
(Photo courtesy Seaside Aquarium: a Humpback whale meanders around the north Oregon coast)
The meetings are put together by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), held virtually in a series of Zoom gatherings from February 25 through the 27th.
Why Shore Acres Waves Are So Big: Height Measurement, Geology | S. Oregon Coast
Published 02/26/21 at 6:26 PM PDT
By Oregon Coast Beach Connection staff
(Coos Bay, Oregon) – The mighty Pacific Ocean of the Oregon coast really lives up to that title at one spot on the south coast: Shore Acres State Park near Charleston / Coos Bay. It’s known as the number one spot for oceanic fireworks and watery pyrotechnics, with waves that explode into the air well over 100 feet. All it takes is the average heavy surf day, and maybe not necessarily one of those surf advisories from the National Weather Service.
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On Thursday morning, the Ally Blevins of Seaside and her family discovered a strange sight in their backyard: a lamprey was lying there, far from the ocean.
“It appeared that this slimy, slithering creature had fallen out of the sky and landed in their yard,” Boothe said.
It turned out the lamprey was still alive. Blevins called the aquarium and manager Keith Chandler rushed over to try and figure out what was going on. Plopping the small eel into a container of salt water, he then quickly drove it to the aquarium.