<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0r4cku_0vmEParP00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0r4cku_0vmEParP00" width="980" height="653" ><figcaption>Patti Banner</figcaption></figure><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3jLbG0_0vmEParP00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3jLbG0_0vmEParP00" width="640" height="640" ><figcaption>PNSN-X</figcaption></figure><p>It seems we've been reading and hearing more and more of earthquakes hitting the Pacific Northwest lately. Thursday was no different, as a 4.1 magnitude earthquake was reported around 4:05 am. The shaking woke up residents of Western Washington and British Columbia.</p><h2><b>The</b> <a href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/uw62050041/executive">4.1 Magnitude Earthquake</a> <b>Hit Between San Juan Island and Brentwood Bay</b></h2><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1D4VF0_0vmEParP00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1D4VF0_0vmEParP00" width="612" height="684" ><figcaption>USGS</figcaption></figure><p>The epicenter about about 40 miles west of downtown Bellingham. According to the <a href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/uw62050041/executive">USGS website</a>, more than 2,200 people reported feeling the earthquake.</p><h2>According to the PNSN X post, Some Felt the Shaking in Victoria, and Gonzalez</h2><p>The <a href="https://www.pnsn.org/">Pacific Northwest Seismic Network</a> recently has shown <a href="https://www.pnsn.org/blog/2024/09/25/swarms-in-eastern-washington-are-there-fewer-now-than-in-the-past">swarms of small earthquakes</a> in Eastern Washington. On the <a href="https://www.pnsn.org/">PNSN</a> site, you can also view a complete <a href="https://www.pnsn.org/earthquakes/recent/list">list of recent earthquakes</a>. The site has a section featuring earthquakes near volcanoes.</p><h2>TIPS: Here's how you can prepare for power outages</h2><h2>25 costliest hurricanes of all time</h2><p>Although the full extent of damage caused by Hurricane Ian in the Southwest is still being realized, Ian is already being called one of the costliest storms to ever hit the U.S. <a href="https://thestacker.com/">Stacker</a> took a look at <a href="https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/billions/events/US/1980-2020">NOAA data</a> to extrapolate the costliest U.S. hurricanes of all time. </p><p><b>KEEP READING: Get answers to 51 of the most frequently asked weather questions...</b></p></div></body>

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Shaking Things Up: Northern Washington Rattled by Powerful Quake

It seems we've been reading and hearing more and more of earthquakes hitting the Pacific Northwest lately. Thursday was no different, as a 4.1 magnitude earthquake was reported around 4:05 am. The shaking woke up residents of Western Washington and British Columbia. The 4.1 Magnitude Earthquake Hit Between San Juan...