DID YOU FEEL IT? Small quake in Strait of Juan de Fuca today

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  • Saturday, February 20, 2010 9:50am
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The Pacific Coast Seismic Network of Seattle Natural Resources Canada reported that a magnitude 3.3 earthquake stuck at 2:05 a.m. today beneath the Strait of Juan de Fuca about 10 miles north of the Dungeness Spit.

The temblor was a deep quake — about 27 miles beneath the surface of the Strait near the international boundary.

As of 9:35 a.m. today, one person in Sequim, nearly 23 miles from the epicenter, reported feeling the quake to the U.S. Geological Survey on its Web site, http://tinyurl.com/yaqmeyw.

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The majority of reports to the USGS from a single place — 12 — were from Friday Harbor, 15 miles from the center of the quake.

The Times Colonist of Victoria said it was lightly felt in the Victoria area. Two people in that city reported feeling the quake to the USGS.

Reports to the USGS also came in from Cowichan Valley, Sooke, Vernon and Walnut Grove in British Columbia.

It also was felt in Anacortes, Lopez Island and Oak Harbor.

Some Times Colonist readers in the Saanich area report a bang at the time and slight shaking of one or two seconds.

No damage was reported. A quake of this magnitude is generally the smallest felt by people.

Scientific details are at http://www.pnsn.org/req2.

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