4.4 magnitude earthquake reported in Linn County

LINN COUNTY, Ore. (KPTV) - A magnitude 4.4 earthquake rattled northwest Oregon early Friday morning.

The earthquake occurred at about 5:52 a.m. about nine miles east southeast of Lacomb, in Linn County. It was first reported as a 4.2 earthquake.

The @USGS upgraded this morning's #earthquake in northwest Oregon to a magnitude 4.4. Pretty decent shaker. Sounds like many across the region felt it! https://t.co/KIOwIuo6jr
— Jeff Forgeron (@WeatherJefe) October 7, 2022

FOX 12 spoke with Mike Broderick who lives in Sublimity. He says he felt the earthquake as he was watching TV.

“Well, I was watching tv and the lights kinda flickered and then a little while later they flickered again and pretty soon, I’m going sideways and it felt like it lasted a long time but it was probably only 10 seconds, maybe a little less,” he said.

There’s no reports of any injuries or damage at this time. FOX 12 has reached out to authorities to see if they have taken any reports of damage in the Linn County area.

At M 4.4, the earthquake was just below the threshold for cell phone alerts to be delivered. As you can see in the graphic below, these will be delivered at M 4.5 and larger. We know many of you felt shaking and we hope you took a protective action like Drop, Cover, and Hold On. pic.twitter.com/zk6SvmPv7w
— USGS ShakeAlert (@USGS_ShakeAlert) October 7, 2022

This is developing news. FOX 12 Oregon will update this story when new information is released.

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