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Weekend earthquakes off the coast of Washington

August 20, 2012

The United States Geological Survey said there were 3 separate earthquakes on Sunday off the coast of Washington. A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck off the coast Sunday morning at 8am followed by a 3.1 and 4.5 magnitude quakes in the hours following.

The quakes were located approximately 190 miles northwest of Taholah at a depth of 6.3 miles, the USGS said.

There was no risk of tsunami issued.

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