2.6-magnitude earthquake recorded near Tacoma downgraded
Aug 9, 2016, 10:01 AM | Updated: 12:32 pm
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What was originally reported as a magnitude-2.6 earthquake near Tacoma was downgraded to a 1.8.
The Pacific Northwest Seismic Network reports the quake was located near I-5 and State Route 18, between Lakeland North and Lakeland South.
The earthquake was recorded at 9:45 a.m. at a depth of 8.45 miles.
NEW: Mag:2.6 12.3 km ENE from Tacoma, WA Depth:14km 2016/08/09 16:45:UTC V0 https://t.co/ijFWZ3hDXR pic.twitter.com/vcPzj9ydOk
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