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Whidbey feels jolt of nearby B.C. quake
Some residents of Whidbey Island were shook by a small earthquake late Tuesday night, while others slept right through it.
The 4.8-magnitude quake was centered 11 miles north of Victoria, B.C., and occurred at about 11:39 p.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The temblor triggered thousands of reports to the USGS website. Several residents of Oak Harbor and Coupeville reported feeling the shaking with some awakened by the quake...
- by RON NEWBERRY, Whidbey News-Times Staff Reporter
- Dec 30, 2015 at 11:50AM
Some residents of Whidbey Island were shook by a small earthquake late Tuesday night, while others slept right through it.
The 4.8-magnitude quake was centered 11 miles north of Victoria, B.C., and occurred at about 11:39 p.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The temblor triggered thousands of reports to the USGS website. Several residents of Oak Harbor and Coupeville reported feeling the shaking with some awakened by the quake...