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countryjake

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Tue Sep 1, 2015, 04:09 PM Sep 2015

Earthquake in the Okanogan

4.3 Earthquake hits north central Wash. Wildfire Zone Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/43-earthquake-hits-north-central-wash-wildfire-zon/nnWS3/


A 4.3 magnitude earthquake has hit the wildfire zone in north central Washington.

The quake, which was six miles deep, hit 26 miles east of Okanogan and 25 miles north of Grand Coulee at 9:42 a.m. Tuesday, according to the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network.

KIRO 7 meteorolgist Morgan Palmer said an earthquake of that depth was considered shallow and was likely felt as a jolt.

The Pacific Northwest Seismic Network asks if you felt the earthquake, to fill out the form here.

Chelan County Emergency Management said it had received reports that the earthquake was widely felt and damages had yet to be reported.

There was an apparent 2.0 aftershock at 10:03 a.m.
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Earthquake in the Okanogan (Original Post) countryjake Sep 2015 OP
Just what they firefighters needed, geesh. nt Mnemosyne Sep 2015 #1
And the hits just keep on coming.... Wounded Bear Sep 2015 #2
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