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No reports of damage as 4.5 quake rattles Seattle

By equinox - Posted on 31 January 2009

Friday, January 30, 2009 10:51 AM PST - SEATTLE — There were no immediate reports of damage from a 4.5 magnitude earthquake that rattled the Seattle and Puget Sound area early Friday, but it was a reminder the urban area is sitting on shaky ground.

The quake at 5:25 a.m. was centered 14 miles northwest of Seattle near Kingston, in Kitsap County, at a depth of 36 miles.   read more


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