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Seattle Earthquake February 28, 2001

A major earthquake measuring a magnitude of 6.8 struck Seattle and the Puget Sound region of the Pacific Northwest at 10:54 a.m. on February 28, 2001 causing widespread, but slight to moderate damage estimated at $2 billion.

Injuries were limited to fewer than 200 people and no deaths have been attributed to the quake.

Many city and towns throughout Washington, Oregon and British Columbia experienced the quake. For accounts in these areas, see individual city or state pages for links to government agencies, media and other news sources.

Nisqually Earthquake
See also this article with photos by Anne (co-publisher of GoNorthwest.com), which offers a personal account of the earthquake in West Seattle.

The links below provide detailed information.

Official Sites - City of Seattle

City of Seattle Web Site

Official Sites - Washington State

Emergency Management Division

Dept. of Transportation Traveler Information

Official Sites - USGS

Release by the United States Geological Survey
National Earthquake Information Center (this updates all previous releases)
02/28/01 3:14 PST

Special Earthquake web page from USGS

Closures and Restrictions:

Emergency Highway Closures - WA Dept. of Transportation

Road Closures - King County