Several residents of Mount Vernon were jolted out of bed early Sunday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey.
The magnitude 3.56 earthquake occurred around 4:15 a.m.
Good morning Washington! Did you feel the M 3.6 quake about a mile east of Mount Vernon at 4:15 am? Link to event page: https://t.co/KWhruBrbCP Are you wondering why you didn’t get a #ShakeAlert-powered alert on your phone? @PNSN1 @waDNR @waShakeOut pic.twitter.com/lpEQY3cwPF
— USGS ShakeAlert (@USGS_ShakeAlert) May 1, 2022
At a depth of 13.5 kilometers, the epicenter was just east of downtown Mount Vernon.
According to the USGS, nearly 400 people reported feeling it.
Woke up at 4:15 a.m. today to a 3.6 earthquake centered just a mile east of Mount Vernon, 8 miles beneath the surface. It was pretty startling. So far, no damage reported.
— Rick Lund (@rlundscoop) May 1, 2022
Woke up to the house I’m staying at in Mount Vernon, WA lightly rattling, thought that was weird and went back to sleep. Turns out, there was an earthquake! 🌋😬 https://t.co/TNiMhz4iUV
— Erik Peterson 🇺🇸🇺🇦 (@silvexis) May 1, 2022
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