Friday, January 30, 2009

seattle earthquake

Seattle Earthquake in 2001

I remember the day this happened in Seattle I was in Highschool my freshmen year in French class and all of sudden things started moving and stuff actually the TV feel and broke It wasnt really big though.

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Yahoo news related to seattle earthquake

No Reports of Damage From 4.5-Magnitude Seattle Earthquake (Fox News)
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 woke a lot of people up.

Earthquake hits near Seattle (Disaster News Network)
An earthquake rattled the Seattle area at 5:25 a.m. Friday. Experts said the epicenter of the magnitude-4.6 quake was 20 miles northwest of Seattle.

4.6 earthquake rattles Seattle (KXLY-TV Spokane)
There are no immediate reports of damage from a 4.6 magnitude earthquake that rattled the Seattle and Puget Sound area at 5:25 a.m. Friday Pacific time. But it woke a lot of people up.

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Magnitude 4.6 Earthquake Rattles Seattle Area - FOXNews  SEATTLE — There are no immediate reports of damage from a 4.6 magnitude earthquake that rattled the Seattle and Puget Sound area at 5:25 am Friday Pacific ...

Earthquake hits near Seattle - Disaster News Network  BY STEPHANIE BACKUS | BALTIMORE | January 30, 2009 An earthquake rattled the Seattle area at 5:25 am Friday. Experts said the epicenter of the magnitude-4.6 ...

Small quake rattles Seattle area - Longview Daily News  A scientist at the National earthquake Information Center in Golden, Colo., Jessica Sigala (sih-GAL'-uh) says the event occurred about 5:25 am Friday ...

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