As I was writing my previous blog on the 7/12/2019 Three Lakes earthquake, I kept getting sidetracked and found myself writing about the mechanisms behind earthquakes in general (perhaps that’s the reason why this blog is so late to get out!) And while there’s so much more I’d like to cover, like the different types […]
The 7/12/2019 Three Lakes Earthquake
At 2:51 AM on Friday, July 12, citizens across Western Washington and beyond were awoken by an earthquake centered approximately 1 mile northwest of Monroe. With a magnitude of only 4.6, this was only a moderate quake and no damage was reported, but I’m sure more than a few glasses were shattered across the Puget […]
Cascadia Subduction Zone
Monday, April 30, 2012 10:49 A.M. I know it’s been a while since I’ve posted. Sorry. I actually haven’t been doing a whole lot of weather related things lately. The weather has been pretty boring around here (and it probably will be until October), so I’ve been focusing on other earth sciences that interest me. […]