What the records say
- When
- 13 Apr 1949
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.0
- Where
- Usa
- Coordinates
- 47.17° N, 122.62° W
- Deaths
- 8
- Damage musd
- 25
- Intensity mmi
- 8
1949 Olympia earthquake
Earthquake in Washington state
The 1949 Olympia earthquake occurred on April 13 at 11:55:44 local time with a moment magnitude of 6.7 and a maximum Mercalli Intensity of VIII (Severe). The shock was located in the area between Olympia and Tacoma, and was felt throughout the state, as well as parts of Oregon, British Columbia, Idaho, and Montana. It is the largest recorded earthquake to occur in the Puget Sound region of Washington.
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- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The 6.7 Olympia earthquake affected the Puget Sound region of western Washington with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), causing eight deaths and…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page