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2003 Bremerton Quake
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The Day the Ground Shook
On
May 29, 2003, we had a decent-sized quake. I was
checking on a trip for our winter vacation, and just before the quake
started, I felt something weird, and started to look around. Seconds
later, the ground started shaking. It wasn't strong, but still...
when the ground moves, you NOTICE!
I put some information here on this page
about the quake...
The Particulars
The Quake
was about 7 miles southwest of Bremerton, across the Sound from
Seattle, and a bit to the South. It seemed to last about 3-5 seconds,
and it came and went with a quick jolt... not the build up of the
Nisqually quake.
| Magnitude |
3.7 |
| Time |
Thursday, May 29, 2003 at 8:50:08 PM (PDT) |
| Distance From |
Bremerton, WA - 11 km (7 miles) SW
(216 degrees)
Poulsbo, WA - 28 km (17 miles) S (191 degrees)
Seattle, WA - 31 km (19 miles) WSW (248 degrees)
Tacoma, WA - 35 km (22 miles) NW (323 degrees)
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| Coordinates |
47 deg. 29.3 min. N (47.489N), 122 deg. 42.9 min. W
(122.715W) |
| Depth |
23.3 km (14.5 miles) |
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Within 5 minutes, I was online, checking it out... |
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Being "only" a 3.7 mag quake, and being 14.5 miles deep, AND in a
rural area, there was no damage done... unless you count frazzled
nerves.ves. |
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Washington gets its fair share of quakes, but when you look at the
country as a whole... |
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... you get a whole new appreciation for just how many quakes
California gets! |
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More than 12,000 people logged into the USGS website, and reported
what they felt. |
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