What the records say
- When
- 29 Apr 1965
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.6
- Where
- Usa
- Coordinates
- 47.40° N, 122.30° W
- Deaths
- 7
- Damage musd
- 28
- Intensity mmi
- 8
- Depth km
- 59
1965 Puget Sound earthquake
Earthquake in Washington
The 1965 Puget Sound earthquake occurred at 08:28 AM PDT on April 29 within the Puget Sound region of Washington state. It had a magnitude of 6.7 on the moment magnitude scale and a maximum perceived intensity of VIII (Severe) on the Mercalli intensity scale. It caused the deaths of seven people and about $12.5–28 million in damage. There were no recorded aftershocks.
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2 sources record it
- 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 Puget Sound earthquake hits western Washington with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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