Two earthquakes, magnitudes 2.6 and 3.0, struck near Mount Hood Tuesday afternoon. They happened within roughly a mile of the mountain, very close together.
MOUNT HOOD, Ore. — Two earthquakes struck about a mile southwest of Mount Hood on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network (PNSN).
The first, a magnitude 3.0 earthquake, was detected at 2:35 p.m. about 46 miles east-southeast of Portland. The quake had a depth of about 0.82 miles.
The second, a magnitude 2.6 earthquake, happened at 2:36 p.m., also about 46 miles east-southeast of Portland. This quake had a depth of about 1.88 miles.
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