WASHINGTON, USA — A 2.9 magnitude earthquake was recorded early Tuesday morning in the Olympic National Forest.
The shakes were recorded around 2:18 a.m. Tuesday just north of Wonder Mountain, according to the Puget Sound Seismic Network.
No impacts from the earthquake have been reported so far.
Earthquakes around western Washington
Many earthquakes in Washington state are linked to the motion of the Juan de Fuca Plate and the North American Continental Plate moving against each other as the Juan de Fuca Plate slips beneath the North American continent, according to PNSN. This is called the Cascadia Subduction Zone.
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