List of earthquakes in Washington (state)
This is a list of earthquakes in Washington, a U.S. state.
| Date | Location | MMI | M | Deaths | Injuries | Total damage / notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-02-28 | Puget Sound | VIII | 6.8 | Mw | 0–1 | 400 | $1–4 billion | |
| 1999-07-03 | Satsop | VII | 5.8 | Mw | 7 | Minor | [1] | |
| 1996-05-02 | Duvall | VII | 5.6 | Mw | scientific interest | |||
| 1965-04-29 | Puget Sound | VIII | 6.7 | Mw | 7 | $12.5 million | ||
| 1962-11-06 | Clark County | VII | 5.2 | Mw | Minor | [2] | ||
| 1949-04-13 | Olympia | VIII | 6.7 | Mw | 8 | Many | $25 million | |
| 1946-06-23 | Strait of Georgia | VIII | 7.3 | Mw | 2 | Limited | ||
| 1945-04-29 | North Bend | VII | 7.3 | Ms | Minor | [3] | ||
| 1891-11-29 | Puget Sound | VI | Tsunami | NGDC | ||||
| 1872-12-15 | North Cascades | VIII | 6.5–7.0 | scientific interest | ||||
| 1700-01-26 | Cascadia subduction zone | 8.7–9.2 | Mw | Tsunami | ||||
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References
- ↑ USGS (September 4, 2009), PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog, Version 2008_06.1, United States Geological Survey
- ↑ Stover & Coffman 1993, pp. 380, 388
- ↑ Stover & Coffman 1993, pp. 380, 385
- Sources
- NGDC, Significant Earthquake Database, National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
- Stover, C. W.; Coffman, J. L. (1993), Seismicity of the United States, 1568–1989 (Revised), U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1527, United States Government Printing Office
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