Magnitude 3.1 earthquake strikes near Monroe, Snohomish County, Washington, United States - VolcanoDiscovery

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Mon, 28 Dec 2020, 11:01

11:01 AM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

3.1 quake 28 Dec 2:41 am (GMT -8)

An earthquake of magnitude 3.1 occurred only 9 minutes ago 4 miles southwest of Monroe, Washington, United States, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported.
The quake hit at a shallow depth of 14 miles beneath the epicenter near Monroe, Snohomish County, Washington, USA, early morning on Monday 28 December 2020 at 2:41 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) which listed the quake at magnitude 3.1 as well.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Maltby (pop. 10,800) located 4 miles from the epicenter, Monroe (pop. 18,100) 4 miles away, Cottage Lake (pop. 22,500) 5 miles away, Duvall (pop. 7,700) 5 miles away, North Creek (pop. 26,400) 7 miles away, Silver Firs (pop. 20,900) 7 miles away, Bothell (pop. 42,900) 9 miles away, and Redmond (pop. 60,600) 10 miles away. In Seattle (pop. 684,500, 20 miles away), and Tacoma (pop. 207,900, 43 miles away), the quake was probably not felt.

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Date & time: Mon, 28 Dec 10:41 UTC
Magnitude: 3.1
Depth: 22.6 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 47.80933°N / 122.03067°W
Primary data source: USGS

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2020-12-28 11:02:50Z