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The preliminary magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck about 6 miles east of Orcas, Washington, on Orcas Island, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor struck at around 5:02 a.m. PST ...
ORCAS, Wash. – Hundreds of residents in Washington state reported feeling an earthquake early Monday morning, hours after another earthquake struck about 1,200 miles to the south in the Los ...
Multiple earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 and higher struck off the west coast in the Pacific Ocean in the early morning hours of Friday, Oct. 18., according to the Pacific Northwest Seismic Center.No ...
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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 ...
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.
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 small earthquake shook homes along the southern stretch of the Tri-Cities on Friday night. At around 9:20 p.m. a 2.8 magnitude earthquake was registered two miles from Richland by the Pacific ...