The Brief
- Seismologists counted 10 earthquakes, including the 3.5-magnitude quake near North Bend on Monday.
- The cluster of earthquakes is being called a “mainshock-aftershock sequence”.
KING COUNTY, Wash. – Seismologists have counted nine earthquakes in the Washington Cascades, in addition to the 3.5-magnitude event that happened near North Bend on Monday.
The Pacific Northwest Seismic Network (PNSN) recorded a 3.5-magnitude earthquake about four miles northeast of Fall City at around 1:35 p.m. Monday. The quake was reported at a depth of about 10 miles. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), 1,290 people felt it.
The next day, the PNSN tallied a total of nine smaller earthquakes happening in the same general region.
What they’re saying:…