Yet another earthquake, this one near Fall City
Feb 27, 2025, 12:44 PM | Updated: 1:49 pm
An earthquake hit Fall City on Feb. 27, 2025. (Photo courtesy of the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network)
(Photo courtesy of the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network)
Another earthquake has hit the Northwest. This one was a 3.2 magnitude quake that struck Thursday afternoon.
The MyNorthwest Earthquake Tracker had the event about 4.5 miles east, northeast of Falls City.
The quake was over 10 miles deep.
According to people in the area reported by KIRO 7, the shake was sudden and loud. It was also felt in Tokul, Preston, North Bend, Fairway and Snoqualmie.
Dave Storm owns a restaurant in the area and he definitely felt the quake. He said the quake last 3-4 minutes.
“There was just some rattling and shaking,” Storm told KIRO Newsradio. “We had some bottles of soda and things, loose things on the shelves, were jingling and shaking a little bit, bu but not much damage.”
The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) stated that earthquakes happen in Washington nearly every day, but most of them are too small to be felt by a person. Due to the state’s geologic setting, Washington has the second highest risk in the U.S. of experiencing a large and damaging earthquake because of its geologic setting.
Related from MyNorthwest: 2.9 magnitude earthquake strikes Kitsap County
Several small earthquakes erupt in Washington
This is the third earthquake to hit western Washington over the past week. A small earthquake occurred just north of Bremerton in Kitsap County at approximately 5:15 a.m. Thursday. A magnitude 3.4 earthquake happened two miles outside of Lake Holm on Feb. 22 near Auburn. Two days later, at approximately 11:15 p.m., a magnitude 2.5 earthquake occurred one mile from Lakeland North.
What does an earthquake look like beneath your feet? This visualization (by @JohnRekoske) shows seismic waves in action.
We’re studying how such visuals improve public communication after major earthquakes. Please take our short survey & share: https://t.co/zV3BdZU8c0@DebiKilb pic.twitter.com/QPreOCWP7p— Dr. Alice-Agnes Gabriel (@InSeismoland) February 25, 2025
Contributing: Heather Bosch, KIRO Newsradio; KIRO 7
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