Magnitude 3.1 earthquake recorded in south King County

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By

Seattle Times staff reporter

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake was recorded south of Black Diamond at 6:22 am Thursday.

Residents as far north as Everett and southwest in Olympia reported the feeling the earthquake, which occurred at a depth of about 11 miles, according to the US Geological Society and Pacific Northwest Seismic Network.

The quake occurred about 3 miles south of Black Diamond and 3.6 miles north of Enumclaw.

A dozen earthquakes with a magnitude 2.5 or higher have been recorded in Washington state in 2022, according to the USGS and PNSN. The strongest, with a magnitude 3.6, was reported east of Mount Vernon in May.

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