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UTC time: 2001-02-28 18:54:32: ISC event: 1780664: USGS-ANSSComCat: Local date: February 28, 2001 (): Local time: 10:54:32 a.m. [1] Magnitude: 6.8 M w [1]: Depth: 57 km (35 mi) [1] Epicenter: 1]: Type: Normal [2]: Areas affected: Pacific Northwest: Total damage: $1–4 billion [3]: Max. intensity: MMI VIII (Severe) [4]: Peak acceleration: 0.3 g [4]: Tsunami: No: Casualties: 1 dead (heart ...
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Intraslab (Benioff zone) earthquakes, such as the M 6.7 2001 Nisqually earthquake, caused by slippage or fracturing on a small part of the subducting plate at a depth of around 50 km (31 miles). Relatively shallow crustal earthquakes, generally less than 25 km (16 miles) deep, caused by stresses and faulting in the near-surface crustal structures.
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Twenty-two years ago, on a sunny Wednesday just before 11 a.m. on Feb. 28, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake suddenly struck 11 miles below the Nisqually Delta. For about 45 seconds, the shaking and ...
A map of the Juan de Fuca plate with noted seismic incidents, including the 2001 Nisqually earthquake. The Juan de Fuca plate is bounded on the south by the Blanco fracture zone (running northwest off the coast of Oregon), on the north by the Nootka Fault (running southwest off Nootka Island, near Vancouver Island, British Columbia) and along the west by the Pacific plate (which covers most of ...
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On February 28, 2001, the Nisqually earthquake struck the Seattle area with strong shaking that caused signs of visible damage on the Alaskan Way Viaduct. [139] The freeway was shut down for inspections, which found small cracks and other minor damage to non-structural elements that allowed it to reopen within 26 hours. [140]