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The 1965 Puget Sound earthquake occurred at 08:28 AM PDT (15:28 UTC) on April 29 within the Puget Sound region of Washington state. It had a magnitude of 6.7 on the moment magnitude scale and a maximum perceived intensity of VIII (Severe) on the Mercalli intensity scale. It caused the deaths of seven people and about $12.5–28 million in damage.
This is a list of earthquakes in Washington, a U.S ... 1965-04-29 : Puget Sound: VIII: 6.7 M ... The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on WikiProject ...
The 1965 Rat Islands earthquake was one of the largest on record. Despite this only minor damage was caused due to the remote location. A tsunami was triggered. Property damage costs were $10,000 (1965 rate). Several large aftershocks followed. Only magnitude 6.5+ events will be listed to prevent cluttering. 4 [16] United States, Rat Islands ...
Damaging earthquakes are well known in the Pacific Northwest, including several larger than magnitude 7, most notably the M9 1700 Cascadia earthquake and the M7.0–7.3 earthquake in about 900AD on the Seattle Fault. The M6.5 1965 Puget Sound earthquake shook the Seattle, Washington, area, causing substantial damage and seven deaths. This event ...
A fault off the Pacific coast could devastate Washington, Oregon and Northern California with a major earthquake and tsunami. Researchers mapped it comprehensively for the first time.
It was a once-in-a-generation event — the previous two quakes comparable in intensity were in 1949 and 1965. ... the Washington Military Department. It was felt as far away as Tacoma and Seattle ...
1964 Alaska earthquake: February 4, 1965: Alaska: 8.7 M w 0: 1965 Rat Islands earthquake: April 29, 1965: Washington: 6.7 M w 7: 1965 Puget Sound earthquake: July 2, 1965: Alaska 7.8 M w 0 [10] August 9, 1967: Colorado: 5.3: 0: Rocky Mountain Arsenal#Deep injection well: November 26, 1967: Colorado: 5.2: 0: Rocky Mountain Arsenal#Deep injection ...
Earlier this month, Washington joined California and Oregon in using the U.S. Geological Survey's ShakeAlert system for earthquake early warning. The program, which has been in the works since ...