Early Morning Earthquake

Around 5:25 a.m., an earthquake with a 4.5 magnitude rattled the towns of Puget Sound--including Seattle. According to the UW-based Pacific Northwest Seismic Network, the quake was centered about 2 miles north of Indianola (in the Port Gamble area--here's a topographical map of that specific region), or about 14 miles northwest of Seattle. Locals reported feeling the quake in areas stretching from Puyallup to Snohomish, which is typical for such a shallow quake. There are no major damages reported at this time. We found an interesting graphic from the PNSN which shows all of the quakes in the last two weeks in the Pacific Northwest, and a reassuring statement from the West Coast And Alaska Tsunami Warning Center about this earthquake in particular: "The magnitude is such that a tsunami WILL NOT be generated." Great! Did you feel this one, readers?