Did you feel this earthquake just south of the Whatcom-Skagit county line?
A 2.6-magnitude earthquake rattled south of the Whatcom County line just northwest of Sedro-Woolley Tuesday night, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
As of Wednesday, one person in Skagit County had reported feeling the shaking to the USGS, and a total of 148 reports had been submitted on the “Did You Feel It?” page.
The quake hit at 8:13 p.m. Wednesday, July 19, according to the USGS, approximately 2.3 miles north-northwest of Sedro-Woolley and 18.8 miles southeast of Bellingham.
The quake was measured 3.2 kilometers beneath the earth’s surface, according to the USGS. There were no reports of damage from the shaking.
Quakes of less than magnitude 3.0 are common, and tens of thousands are reported worldwide every year, according to the USGS. A quake of magnitude 1.0 to 3.0 is not felt except by a very few under especially favorable conditions, according to the USGS.
This story was originally published July 20, 2022 at 12:13 PM.
