earthquake, Washington and Richter magnitude scale

2.9 magnitude earthquake strikes near Bremerton, WA
A 2.9-magnitude earthquake struck near Bremerton, Washington on Thursday. The PNSN initially reported a magnitude of 3.1, but it was downgraded after review. As of 7:36 a.m., 27 people in the Puget Sound region reported feeling the earthquake.
Did you feel it? 2.8 magnitude earthquake strikes western Washington
Kitsap County residents might have been awoken by the ground shaking on Thursday morning, as a 3.1 magnitude earthquake was recorded in Bremerton. The earthquake struck at 5:16 a.m. Thursday, with an epicenter just west of the Illahee Preserve.
2.8-magnitude earthquake shakes western Washington, seismologists say. What to know
A 2.8-magnitude earthquake shook the western part of Washington on Thursday, Feb. 27, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The 16-mile deep quake hit at 5:16 a.m. and happened in Tracyton, according to the USGS. More than 30 people from as far away as North Bend and Bremerton reported feeling the tremor to the agency.
Earthquake strikes off Washington's Orcas Island northwest of Seattle
An earthquake​ struck northwest of Seattle, Washington,​ near the U.S.-Canada border early Monday morning, officials said.
Earthquake shakes western Washington early Saturday
An earthquake shook parts of western Washington early Saturday morning. According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), a magnitude 3.4 quake hit the Auburn area around 3:45 a.m.
Washington earthquake shakes Orcas Island near Canadian border
Shaking was felt across northwestern Washington early Monday morning as an earthquake struck the San Juan Islands region near the border with Canada. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake occurred at about 5:02 a.m. and was centered about six miles east of Orcas Island, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Was that an earthquake? Temblor hits near Orcas Island
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.5 was recorded at 5:02 a.m. Monday, 6 miles east of Orcas Island.
4.5 magnitude earthquake strikes Orcas Island
At 5:02 a.m., a 4.5 magnitude earthquake struck near the town of Olga on Orcas Island, according to the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network (PNSN). The preliminary magnitude was 4.6. Orcas Island viewer Jennie Joplin called KOMO News and said that it felt like a tree fell on her house,
Magnitude 4.5 earthquake shakes Washington hours after quake rocks Los Angeles area
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 Angeles area.
4.5 magnitude earthquake wakes up residents around western Washington
This earthquake is larger than much of the recent seismic activity around western Washington, per initial reports.
2.9M earthquake hits Bremerton, WA
An 2.9 magnitude earthquake hit Bremerton Thursday morning. An earthquake that occurred near Ackerly, Texas, was felt in Las ...
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3.2 magnitude earthquake strikes western Washington as seismic activity sees uptick
This earthquake comes just hours after a 2.8 magnitude struck in Bremerton early on Thursday ... other seismic events that have shaken western Washington. A 3.4 magnitude earthquake hit near ...
Are all these earthquakes the percursor to “the big one?”
A series of minor earthquakes have been shaking the Pacific Northwest, with the latest tremors felt in Auburn, Bremerton, and ...