United States Earthquakes, 1970

By Jerry L. Coffman Carl A. Von Hake, 1972, U.S. Department of Commerce, Environmental Science Services Division, Coast and Geodetic Survey, U.S. Government Printing Office, p. 29.
WASHINGTON AND OREGON

[All times are Pacific standard. If an epicenter
is quoted, Greenwich mean time is given in paren-
theses.]

Feb. 10: 12:21:11.8 (20:21). Epicenter
	47.7 degrees N., 122.3 degrees W., northwestern
	Washington, at a depth of 33 km., mag. 3.9. Int. V.
	Felt over about 3,900 sq. km. (1,500 sq. mi.),
	principally in the Puget Sound region. No
	damage resulted. Int. V at Bothell (about
	24 km. north-northwest of Seattle) and
	Richmond Beach (about 3 km. north of
	Seattle city limits). Int. IV at Annapolis,
	Baring, Edmonds, Freeland, Gold Bar, Index,
	Indianola, Mountlake Terrace, Port Orchard,
	Retsil, Seattle, South Colby, Sultan, and
	Woodinville. Int. I-III at Dockton, Duvall,
	Hansville, Kent, Kingston, Olalla, Port
	Gamble, Preston, Renton, Seattle Heights,
	and Silverdale. Also reported felt at Bremer-
	ton, Harper, and Southworth (press).
May 17: 21:29:54.0 (May 18, 05:29).
	Epicenter 48.6 degrees N., 122.7 degrees W.,
	northwestern Washington, at a depth of 11 km.,
	mag. 4.0 (m b). Felt from Orcas Island to Seattle.
Oct. 24: 14:32:07.7 (22:32). Epicenter
	47.3 degrees N., 122.4 degrees W., Washington,
	at a depth of 25 km., mag. 4.2. Int. V. Felt over about
	5,980 sq. km. (2,300 sq. mi.) of northwestern
	Washington. The shock did not cause dam-
	age. Int. V at Elbe, Milton, and Puyallup.
	Int. IV at Auburn, Buckley, Burley, Burton,
	Dash Point, Dockton, Eatonville, Fort Lewis,
	Gig Harbor, Kapowsin, McChord Air Force
	Base, Manchester, Olalla, Orting, Olympia,
	Retsil Seattle, South Colby, Spanaway,
	Sumner, Tacoma, and Vashon. Int. I-III at
	Anderson Island, Du Pont, East Olympia,
	Kent, La Grande, Lakeview, McMillin, Pa-
	cific, Port Orchard, Preston, Redondo, Roy,
	Seabeck, Vaughn, and Wauna.


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