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Magnitude-2.6 earthquake recorded in Tacoma

Jan 11, 2017, 7:55 AM

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A magnitude-2.6 earthquake was recorded in Tacoma Wednesday morning. (USGS)

(USGS)

A minor earthquake shook some Tacoma residents awake early Wednesday morning.

According to the Earthquake Tracker, a magnitude-2.6 quake shook around 3 a.m. in the Fircrest neighborhood.

The quake had a depth of about 5.1 miles.

As of 8 a.m., only a handful of people had reported feeling it to the USGS.

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