(Seattle Times)
Evan Bush July 12, 2019 8:51 am
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake shook Seattle and the Puget Sound region just before 3 a.m. Friday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey.
“It’s been widely felt throughout the Seattle area,” said Paul Caruso, a USGS geophysicist.
The shaking emanated from Three Lakes, Snohomish County, about nine miles east of downtown Everett. The earthquake was relatively shallow, and originated about 14 miles beneath the surface, according to a USGS map.
There were no immediate reports of damage in Snohomish County, according to a tweet from the Sheriff’s Office. Police in nearby Lake Stevens reported no damage to city infrastructure. The Washington State Department of Transportation said in a tweet that the agency would be inspecting bridges Friday morning, but had no reports of damage.
A second quake, measured at magnitude 3.5, was reported near Monroe a few minutes afterward. A handful of smaller aftershocks followed, according to the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network.
Initial USGS reports had described the larger trembling as a magnitude 4.4 earthquake that began shallower in the earth’s surface.
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