The 1965 Puget Sound earthquake occurred at 08:28 AM PDT (15:28 UTC) on April 29 within the Puget Sound region of Washington state. It had a magnitude of 6.7 on the moment magnitude scale and a maximum perceived intensity of VIII (Severe) on the Mercalli intensity scale. It caused the deaths of seven people and about $12.5–28 million in damage.[2][3] There were no recorded aftershocks.[4]
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^ abcNational Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): NCEI/WDS Global Significant Earthquake Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. "Significant Earthquake Information". doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
^United States Geological Survey (October 21, 2009). "Puget Sound area, Washington 1965 04 29 15:28:43.7 UTC Magnitude 6.5 Intensity VIII". Historic Earthquakes. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
^Oakeshott, G.B. (July 1965). "The Seattle Earthquake" (PDF). Mineral Information Service. 18 (7): 140–141. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 12, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
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