4.2 earthquake recorded near Belfair
Feb 22, 2017, 9:46 PM | Updated: 11:22 pm
Image courtesy the MyNorthwest Earthquake Tracker. (MyNorthwest)
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A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck near Belfair around 9 p.m. Wednesday.
USGS reports the quake’s epicenter was 14km W of Belfair聽and it was 16.57 km kilometers deep.
According to the MyNorthwest Earthquake Tracker, there were a handful of聽aftershocks shortly thereafter.
People living in the area felt some shaking, according to the Mason County Sheriff’s Office which tweeted: “We felt that one!” No damage was reported.
Yes, Mason County, we had an earthquake! We had some alarm systems go off but no reports of slides or other damage as of now. Be safe!
鈥� Mason County Sheriff (@MasonCoSheriff)
Another quake struck on Vancouver Island just an hour later.
4.6 earthquake off northern Vancouver Island about 88 miles southwest of Port Hardy at 10:05 pm.
鈥� NWS Seattle (@NWSSeattle)
