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This is a list of earthquakes in Washington, a U.S. state. Date Location MMI Mag. Deaths Injuries Total damage / notes; 2001-02-28: Puget Sound: VIII: 6.8 M w ...
A member of the Washington Army National Guard 792nd Chemical Company from Grandview, Washington, demonstrates a decontamination station during an earthquake readiness exercise. Ted S. Warren/AP Photo
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The new tunnel is designed to withstand a 9.0 M W earthquake. [16] Approximately $305 million of insured losses and a total of $2 billion worth of damage was caused in the state of Washington. The area was declared a natural disaster area by president George W. Bush and was therefore able to receive federal recovery assistance.
A sizable 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck near the Oregon Coast Wednesday afternoon. The National Weather Service (NWS) first announced the earthquake on social media, saying it struck at around 1 ...
1935 Helena earthquake: July 15, 1936: Oregon, Washington: 5.8 M L 0: 1936 State Line earthquake: July 22, 1937: Alaska 7.3 M s 0 1937 Alaska earthquake [2] November 10, 1938: Alaska 8.2 M w 0 [8] May 18, 1940: California: 6.9 M w 9: 1940 El Centro earthquake: December 20, 1940: New Hampshire: 5.3 M w 0: 1940 New Hampshire earthquakes: December ...
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 ...
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.