Earthquake — Washington: Olympia, Seattle, Tacoma

Wann

28. Feb. 2001

Art

Erdbeben

Magnitude

6.8

Position

Usa

Koordinaten

47.15° N, 122.73° W

Deaths

1

Injuries

400

Damage musd

2000

Intensity mmi

8

Depth km

52

Severe earthquake in Washington, US

The 2001 Nisqually earthquake occurred at 10:54:32 local time on February 28, 2001, and lasted nearly a minute. The intraslab earthquake had a moment magnitude of 6.8 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). The epicenter was in the southern Puget Sound, northeast of Olympia, but the shock was felt in Oregon, British Columbia, eastern Washington, and Idaho.

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