Duvall earthquake

Duvall Earthquake

Date	May 2, 1996
Origin time	21:04 PDT
Magnitude	5.6Mw
Depth	5 mi (8 km)
Epicenter	47°46′N 121°51′W / 47.76°N 121.85°W / 47.76; -121.85Coordinates: 47°46′N 121°51′W / 47.76°N 121.85°W / 47.76; -121.85
Countries or regions	USA, Canada
Aftershocks	45

The Duvall Earthquake is an earthquake that hit Duvall, Washington, just outside of Seattle, at 9:04pm (PDT) on May 2, 1996. The exact location was 47.76 N latitude, 121.85 W longitude. It hit with Magnitude 5.6, and could be felt all over western Washington, northern Oregon, southern British Columbia, and east to Wenatchee. The earthquake was 5 miles (7 km) deep.^[1] A Seattle Mariners game was in progress when the quake hit, and play was temporarily postponed to verify no structural damage to the Kingdome.^[2] At least 45 aftershocks of a magnitude 2 or higher were reported in the subsequent days following the quake. This was the biggest earthquake in Washington since April 1965 until the 2001 Nisqually earthquake.^[3]

References

1. ^ "The May 2 Duvall Earthquake". University of Washington Dept. of Earth and Space Sciences. October 2 1996. http://www.ess.washington.edu/SEIS/EQ_Special/Duvall/duval.html. Retrieved 18 February 2011. 
2. ^ "The May 2, 1996 Earthquake". Stories of the Nisqually Earthquake (and other NW quakes). Wordpress. 19 December 2009. http://nisquallyquake.wordpress.com/2009/12/16/the-may-2-1996-earthquake/. Retrieved 18 February 2011. []
3. ^ "Notabe Pacific Northwest Earthquakes Since 1993". The Pacific Northwest Seismograph Network. http://www.ess.washington.edu/SEIS/EQ_Special/pnwtectonics.html. Retrieved 18 February 2011.