Seattle Fault Grows After Last Wednesday’s M4.0 Quake
- John Cornelison
- September 22, 2014
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At least our knowledge of the Seattle Fault’s extent grew. This is according to USGS researcher Craig Weaver, as quoted in today’s Seattle Times article.
Apparently the quake occurred at the intersection of the Seattle Fault and another fault on the Olympic Peninsula. The article also references a 1995 quake near Vashon with magnitude 5 – which also turned out to be along the Seattle Fault.
The picture to the right (from the USGS) shows who reported feeling Wednesday’s quake.
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