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M6.7 earthquake near Federal Way, Washington

22450 d ago · 29 Apr 1965, 15:28 UTC 1 km ENE of Dash Point, Washington

What happened

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 1 km ENE of Dash Point, Washington on 29 Apr 1965, 15:28 UTC at a depth of 64 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 Federal Way, about 7 km away in Washington, United States.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:46 UTC

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