Strong mag. 5.0 earthquake - 10 mi north of Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington, USA, on Sunday, January 29, 1995 at 03:11 GMT
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Strong magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 15 km depth
1 Jan 00:00 UTC: First to report: USGS after 30 seconds.
Earthquake details
Date & time | Jan 29, 1995 03:11:22 UTC |
Local time at epicenter | |
Status | Confirmed |
Magnitude | 5 |
Depth | 15.4 km |
Epicenter latitude / longitude | 47.38667°N / 122.36383°W ![]() |
Antipode | 47.387°S / 57.636°E |
Shaking intensity | Moderate shaking near epicenter |
Felt | 0 reports |
Primary data source | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
Nearest volcano | Mount Rainier (75 km / 47 mi) |
Nearby towns and cities | 3 km (2 mi) WSW of DesMoines (pop: 31,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 8 km (5 mi) NNW of Federal Way (pop: 95,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 9 km (6 mi) S of Burien (pop: 50,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 10 km (6 mi) W of Kent (pop: 127,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 10 km (6 mi) W of Kent (pop: 127,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 13 km (8 mi) NW of Auburn (pop: 77,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 15 km (10 mi) SW of Renton (pop: 100,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Tacoma (pop: 207,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 25 km (15 mi) S of Seattle (pop: 684,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 28 km (17 mi) SSW of Bellevue (pop: 139,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
Estimated seismic energy released | 2 x 1012 joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
5.0 | 15 km | Seattle-Tacoma urban area, Washington (USA) | USGS |
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