4.3 Earthquake rattles the Puget Sound

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Important Takeaways:

  • Magnitude 4.3 earthquake strikes Washington: Residents feel shake around Puget Sound near Seattle
  • 3 magnitude earthquake hit western Washington State on Sunday evening.
  • The quake, recorded by the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network, was felt by some in the Puget Sound Region, northwest of Seattle, and just south of Port Townsend.
  • The US National Tsunami Warning Center said a tsunami is not expected in the aftermath of the quake.
  • The seismic network (PNSN) determined that the epicenter of the earthquake was just under Marrowstone Island, a small island to the southeast of Port Townsend and northwest of Seattle.
  • There have been no reports of structural damage caused by the earthquake.

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