SweetSue92
Diamond Member
This one is "only" 4.7 but people seem rattled on Twitter. Different fault system than the San Andreas. This probably seems obvious if you live on the West Coast but was not obvious to me until I looked it up--I live in the Great Lakes area.
Details here:
SEATTLE — The U.S. Geological Survey has confirmed that a 4.7 magnitude earthquake hit just outside of Seattle, Washington, early Friday morning.
The quake hit Three Lakes, Washington, less than 50 miles outside of Seattle, at 5:51 a.m., or about 2:51 a.m. Seattle time, USGS said.
USGS said the depth of the quake was about 6 km, or about 3.7 miles.
The National Weather Service’s Seattle branch confirmed the quake on Twitter as well, writing “Just had an earthquake here at the office,” at 5:52 a.m. (Eastern Time).
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Magnitude 4.7 earthquake hits just outside Seattle
Details here:
SEATTLE — The U.S. Geological Survey has confirmed that a 4.7 magnitude earthquake hit just outside of Seattle, Washington, early Friday morning.
The quake hit Three Lakes, Washington, less than 50 miles outside of Seattle, at 5:51 a.m., or about 2:51 a.m. Seattle time, USGS said.
USGS said the depth of the quake was about 6 km, or about 3.7 miles.
The National Weather Service’s Seattle branch confirmed the quake on Twitter as well, writing “Just had an earthquake here at the office,” at 5:52 a.m. (Eastern Time).
This is a developing story; check back for updates and get the PIX11 News app to stay informed all day.
Magnitude 4.7 earthquake hits just outside Seattle
