A light earthquake with magnitude 4.27 (ml/mb) was reported 34 km N of Coulee Dam, Washington (21 miles) on Tuesday. The 4.27-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 09:42:45 / 9:42 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 9.68 km (6 miles). Global time and date of event 01/09/15 / 2015-09-01 16:42:45 / September 1, 2015 @ 4:42 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -119.0141667 West, latitude 48.3061667 North, depth = 9.68 km. Event id: uw61073836. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20003fen, uw61073836. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 34 km N of Coulee Dam, Washington.
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Sharon
Family member in Fruitvale, B.C. felt and reported it on Facebook