United States Earthquakes, 1967

By Carl A. Von Hake and William K. Cloud, 1969, U.S. Department of Commerce, Environmental Science Services Division, Coast and Geodetic Survey, U.S. Government Printing Office, p. 42.
	WASHINGTON AND OREGON
(120th MERIDIAN OR PACIFIC STANDARD TIME)

January 17: 22:58:20.2*. Epicenter 47.3 degrees
	north, 122.6 degrees west, Washington, W. Magni-
	tude 3.1, S. Press reports indicated an inten-
	sity IV at Puyallup, Seattle, and Tacoma.
	Felt north to Edmonds.
February 13: No time given. Intensity II
	at Prosser, Wash.
March 6: 19:51:07.6*. Epicenter 47.8 degrees
	north, 122.7 degrees west, Washington, W. Magni-
	tude 4. 4. V. Felt over an area of approxi-
	mately 7,500 square miles of northwestern
	Washington. The shock was sharp, and felt
	throughout the Puget Sound area, but caused
	no damage. Houses shook as far north as
	Victoria, B.C. Intensity V effects were noted
	at Baring, Chimacum (east of), Dash Point,
	Edmonds, Hadlock, Indianola, Keyport,
	Lowell, Preston, Quilcene, Seattle, and Sil-
	verton; intensity IV at Auburn, Beaver Lake,
	Bremerton, Brinnon, Clinton, Cumberland,
	Des Moines, Dockton, Gold Bar, Granite
	Falls, Greenbank, Issaquah, Kapowsin, Lang-
	ley, McMillin, Manchester (north of), Mil-
	ton, Mountlake Terrace, Olympia, Port
	Gamble, Port Ludlow, Port Orchard, Sea-
	beck, Stanwood, Summer, Tahuya, Tracyton,
	and Wilkeson; intensity I-III at Alder, Allyn,
	Belfair, Buckley, Burley, Burton, Coupeville,
	Electron, Fall City, Freeland, Gig Harbor,
	Graham, Grapeview, Hansville, Hobart, In-
	dex, Kingston, Lakebay, Littlerock (west of),
	Lynnwood, Mercer Island, Monroe, Olalla,
	Pacific, Portage, Port Townsend, Poulsbo,
	Puyallup, Richmond Beach, Rochester, Roll-
	ingbay, Seattle Heights, Skykomish, Sultan,
	Vashon (near), and Vaughn.
May 15: 17:01. Felt at Lynden, Wash.
May 25: 15:22:34*. Epicenter 48.1 degrees
	north, 122.8 degrees west, Washington, W. Magni-
	tude 4. 5. Felt at Seattle.
December 19: 13:41. A press report indi-
	cated a mild tremor was observed in por-
	tions of South Seattle and Mercer Island,
	Wash.


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