What is the strongest magnitude eathquake ever recorded in Seattle, WA?What is the strongest magnitude eathquake ever recorded in Seattle, WA?
Puget Sound area, Washington
1949 04 13 19:55:42 UTC,
Magnitude 7.1
Intensity VIII
Puget Sound area, Washington
1965 04 29 15:28:43.7 UTC
Magnitude 6.5
Intensity VIII
The epicenters of these quakes were not in the Seattle area, but Seattle experienced death and destruction from both. I was there for the '65 quake, and it was quite terrifying.
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