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Earthquake shakes north-central Oregon

06:01 PM MDT on Sunday, April 6, 2008

Susan Wyatt
KING 5

PORTLAND - A minor earthquake shook the area around Maupin, in north-central Oregon on Saturday afternoon.

A report from the Pacific Northwest Seismograph Network said the quake occurred about 8 miles east-southeast of Maupin at 4:38:53 p.m. and had a magnitude of 3.6.

The depth was 11 miles.

No damage or injuries were reported.

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake occurred in the same area at 3:54 p.m. on Saturday.

The Maupin area has had an earthquake "swarm" recently, with more than a dozen quakes in the past two weeks.