4.0 EQ in Washington State just now

[MNeagle]

@KIRO7Seattle (http://twitter.com/KIRO7Seattle)
USGS: 4.0 earthquake near Omak, WA (North of Lake Chelan) at 5:09a. One man who lives near Lake Chelan says it felt like a "freight train."



www.breakingnews.com (http://www.breakingnews.com)


no story yet, just wanted to give you a heads up...

[midnight rambler]

Sounds like maybe the Cascadia Subduction Zone Adventureland and Water Park will be having it's grand opening soon.

[Shorty Harris]

Ive got it updated to a 4.6



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Magnitude 4.6 - WASHINGTON

2011 November 18 13:09:00 UTC



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Earthquake Details



This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/glossary.php#magnitude)4.6 Date-Time (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/glossary.php#date)

Friday, November 18, 2011 at 13:09:00 UTC
Friday, November 18, 2011 at 05:09:00 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones (http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/recent/uw11181309_tz.html)

Location (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/glossary.php#location)48.469°N, 119.607°W Depth (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/glossary.php#depth)11.9 km (7.4 miles) set by location program Region (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/glossary.php#region)WASHINGTON Distances (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/glossary.php#distances)

8 km (5 miles) WSW (243°) from Riverside, WA
9 km (6 miles) NW (317°) from Omak, WA
12 km (7 miles) N (350°) from Okanogan, WA
186 km (115 miles) WNW (299°) from Spokane, WA
223 km (139 miles) ENE (64°) from Seattle, WA

[General of Darkness]

Wow, that's almost directly in the middle.


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