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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?

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By Katelyn in on January 30, 2009 8:30 AM

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  • Normally my cat wakes me up and demands to be let out about then. Not this morning.



    More quakes please.

  • Aris

    I slept right through it. Found out about it through my Twitter and Facebook feeds.

  • Jack

    I just thought the dog had gas.

  • herbisara

    I didn't feel it so much as hear it! Sounded like a big jet was approaching the house....but then it never flew over, so I kinda wondered what the hell was up. Earthquake. Makes total sense. My first quake too!

  • MonkeyPilot

    Oh yeah. Definitely felt this one. It wasn't massive, but everything rocked back and forth for a good little bit. More than just a truck rumbling by. My first earthquake!

  • Saxtor

    I woke up a few minutes before and felt it in Anacortes. It was exhilarating, but I have yet to feel one and think "Oh crap, I need to get to safety." Instead, I tend to think "Woah, was that an earthquake? I gotta check this out online..."

  • bpm2000

    Actually woke up a couple hours before the quake for some weird reason (must've had that animal quake 6th sense) and couldnt go back to sleep until I felt the quake. It was a pretty good shaker in the CD!

  • ozmafan

    i felt nothing while sleeping atop queen anne hill...

  • MvB

    I completely slept through it. But, totally, let's keep the Viaduct open until 2012.

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