Micro-earthquake occurs near Issaquah
June 10, 2010
By Warren Kagarise
NEW — 9:25 a.m. June 10, 2010
The ground beneath Issaquah shook Wednesday, though most residents did not feel the tiny temblor.
University of Washington seismologists said the magnitude 1.1 micro-earthquake occurred at 2:29 p.m. Wednesday, about four miles east of Issaquah. The quake struck at a depth of five miles. Such small quakes rarely cause structural damage.
Find more information about the temblor at the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network, based at the UW.
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I thought I felt a little tiny shake in Seattle, so I downloaded the iPhone earthquake app and that little 1.1 seems to corrispond pretty well with the time that I remember it being… However, 1.1 seems a little small for me to feel that far away when it was 5 miles deep… But who knows