By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
This news story was updated at 8:30 a.m. and 11:10 a.m.
Authorities are reporting a magnitude 3.5 earthquake near Mossyrock occurred about 15 minutes ago.
Preliminary information indicates it hit at 7:51 a.m. three miles northeast of Mossyrock and eight miles west of Morton. It was recorded preliminarily as six miles below the ground, according to the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network.
The computer generated message from the seismic network – not yet reviewed by a seismologist – describes it as a minor earthquake.
At the Chehalis Fire Department, “the building just kinda went whooomp,” Firefighter Jay Birley said. One person had already called to ask what happened just before 8 a.m.
Lewis County Fire District 5 Firefighter Kevin Van Egdom said his wife called from Marys Corner and told him she felt it go on for 25 to 30 seconds.
Call takers in Lewis County’s 911 center said they have gotten reports of an earthquake, but received conflicting information as to where it was.
They have gotten no calls of injuries or damage so far. About 20 members of the public had called 911 about it as of 8:25 a.m.
By 11 a.m., the seismic network was calling it a light earthquake with a magnitude of 4.2.
The updated depth is record as 9.1 miles.
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Look at information from Pacific Northwest Seismic Network here
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter
So if I read this correctly, one person per minute called 911 to report no damage or injury.
Please folks, 911 is to report EMERGENCIES! Go to the internet and sights like Sharyn’s Sirens to get info on things. She will post them as soon as possible.
Wouldn’t it be sad if you were the only witness to an aircraft crashing and when you called 911 you got a busy signal, or were put on hold, because 200 other people were calling 911 to ask “what was that?”
I felt it in Toledo. Rattled the doors in their frames.
Felt this in Olympia