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The temblors were felt from southern Oregon to Sacramento and the San Francisco Bay Area, according to people posting on earthquake and volcano tracking website volcanodiscovery.com.

Earthquakes and tsunamis are a looming presence in Oregon. According to experts, "the big one" — a magnitude 8.0 or higher earthquake — is imminent from the Cascadia Subduction Zone off the coast.

Earthquakes and tsunamis are a looming presence in Oregon. According to experts, "the big one" — a magnitude 8.0 or higher earthquake — is imminent from the Cascadia Subduction Zone off the coast.

Earthquakes and tsunamis are a looming presence in Oregon. According to experts, "the big one" — a magnitude 8.0 or higher earthquake — is imminent from the Cascadia Subduction Zone off the coast.

Earthquakes and tsunamis are a looming presence in Oregon. According to experts, "the big one" — a magnitude 8.0 or higher earthquake — is imminent from the Cascadia Subduction Zone off the coast.