List of earthquakes in Washington (state)

Date Location MMI (ML) (Mw) (Ms) Lat Long Notes Ref
1700-01-26 Pacific Northwest 8.7–9.2 Tsunami [1]
1872-12-15 Washington (state) IX 7.0 47.9°N 120.3°W [2]
1877-10-12 Clark County VII 45.75°N 122.5°W [3]
1891-11-29 Puget Sound VI 48.°N 123.5°W Tsunami NGDC
1909-01-11 Canada–United States border VII 6.0 49.0°N 122.7°W [3]
1939-11-13 Puget Sound VII 5.75 47.5°N 122.5°W [4]
1945-04-29 North Bend VII 5.5 47.4°N 121.7°W [4]
1946-06-23 Strait of Georgia VIII 7.3 49.76°N 125.34°W [4]
1949-04-13 Puget Sound VIII 6.7 47.17°N 122.62°W [5]
1962-11-06 Clark County VII 5.2 45.64°N 122.59°W [6]
1965-04-29 Puget Sound VIII 6.7 47.4°N 122.3°W [7]
1996-05-02 Duvall VII 5.5 47.84°N 121.75°W [8]
1999-07-03 Satsop VII 5.8 48.9°N 123.23°W [9]
2001-02-28 Puget Sound VIII 6.8 47.09°N 122.58°W [8]

References

  1. Atwater, B. F.; Musumi-Rokkaku, S.; Satake, K.; Yoshinobu, T.; Kazue, U.; Yamaguchi, D. K. (2005). The Orphan Tsunami of 1700—Japanese Clues to a Parent Earthquake in North America. U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1707. United States Geological SurveyUniversity of Washington Press. p. 98. ISBN 978-0295985350.
  2. Stover & Coffman 1993, pp. 380, 382–384
  3. 1 2 Stover & Coffman 1993, pp. 380, 384
  4. 1 2 3 Stover & Coffman 1993, pp. 380, 385
  5. Stover & Coffman 1993, pp. 380, 385–387
  6. Stover & Coffman 1993, pp. 380, 388
  7. Stover & Coffman 1993, pp. 380, 388, 389
  8. 1 2 USGS (December 1, 2008), EXPO-CAT Earthquake Catalog, Version 2007-12, United States Geological Survey
  9. USGS (September 4, 2009), PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog, Version 2008_06.1, United States Geological Survey
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