List of earthquakes in Washington
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This is a list of earthquakes in Washington, a U.S. state.
Date | Location | MMI | Mag. | 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 | $8.1 million | [1][2] | |
1965-04-29 | Puget Sound | VIII | 6.7 Mw | 7 | $12.5 million | ||
1962-11-06 | Clark County | VII | 5.2 Mw | Minor | [3] | ||
1949-04-13 | Olympia | VIII | 6.7 Mw | 8 | At least 64 | $25 million | |
1946-06-23 | Strait of Georgia | VIII | 7.3 Mw | 2 | Limited | ||
1945-04-29 | North Bend | VII | 5.5 Ms | Minor | [4] | ||
1891-11-29 | Puget Sound | VI | Tsunami | [5] | |||
1872-12-15 | North Cascades | VIII | 6.5–7.0 | scientific interest | |||
1700-01-26 | Cascadia subduction zone | 8.7–9.2 Mw | Tsunami | ||||
Note: The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on WikiProject Earthquakes' notability guideline that was developed for stand-alone articles. The principles described also apply to lists. In summary, only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded. |
References
- Sources
- NGDC (1972), Significant Earthquake Database (Data Set), 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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