M6.7 earthquake near Spanaway, Washington
28310 d ago · 13 Apr 1949, 19:55 UTC 4 km WNW of Roy, Washington
What happened
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 4 km WNW of Roy, Washington on 13 Apr 1949, 19:55 UTC at a depth of 50 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
The nearest town in our records is Spanaway, about 16 km away in Washington, United States.
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