4.5 Magnitude Earthquake Near Seattle

January 30th, 2009 Jeremy Winter Current NewsNews 1 Comment

There has reportedly been a 4.5 magnitude earthquake near the Kingston-Poulsbo area, which is located approximately 20 miles from Seattle, WA. The Depth of the earthquake was 29.5 km (18.3 miles), which is considered a shallow-focus earthquake.

The time was exactly 5:25. I live about 50 miles from the epicenter and I could very clearly tell that it was a light earthquake, but yet still, a quite noticeable one. So far, there have been no reports on damage.

If you felt the quake, leave a comment below with your experiences. I for one was quite surprised by the strength of this quake.

Here is a picture that shows exactly where the quake took place.

quake1 4.5 Magnitude Earthquake Near Seattle

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  1. Irene Hopkins


    I live on a sailboat in Seattle. On January 30 at about 6am, I was awakened by the boat being jostled around. The motion was different than a wake which happens occasionally. It was an uneven motion and I asked my husband what that was. We both figured it was a wake until I got to work and heard people talking about the earthquake. I wonder if that was what I felt. Can an earthquake of that magnitude travel that far and be felt in the water? It would have been about a half hour after the reported time of the earthquake.