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/ 12 April 2008

Oregon earthquake swarm baffles scientists

Scientists listening to underwater microphones have detected an unusual swarm of earthquakes off central Oregon, something that often happens before a volcanic eruption — except there are no volcanoes in the area. There have been more than 600 quakes over the past 10 days in a basin 240km south-west of Newport.

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