Seattle Just Had an Earthquake

tobinfekkes 11 points 7 comments July 02, 2026
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I was just laying in bed getting some work done and my house started shaking. Camano Island, north of Seattle. Anyone else?

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CaliforniaKarl

Welcome to the club! Head on over to https://earthquake.usgs.gov/ , find the entry for your earthquake, and submit a “Did you feel it?” Report!

nephihaha

What kind of work were you doing in bed? Typing up something?

gucci-on-fleek

If I'm reading the USGS report [0] correctly, it looks like this was a 3.8 magnitude earthquake with "light" shaking, which Wikipedia [1] describes as: > Felt indoors by many, outdoors by few during the day. At night, some are awakened. Dishes, windows, and doors are disturbed; walls make cracking sounds. Sensations are like a heavy truck striking a building. Standing vehicles are rocked noticeably. But the USGS website is fairly confusing, so I may be completely misinterpreting something here. [0]: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/uw71404022... [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modified_Mercalli_intensity_sc...

keepamovin

Megaquake: I don't often Earthquake the United States, but when I do, I hit the PNW.

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