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Another earthquake shakes Whatcom county

By David Rasbach, The Bellingham Herald
Published: December 29, 2020, 5:29pm

BELLINGHAM — A 2.1-magnitude earthquake rattled Whatcom County Tuesday morning east of Bellingham, only a dozen miles northwest of the Mount Baker summit.

The quake struck at 10:54 a.m. Dec. 29, according to the USGS update.

The epicenter was approximately 3.8 miles southeast of Maple Falls, according to the USGS, and approximately 19 miles southeast of Lynden. It was north of Racehorse Creek, according to GoogleMaps.

No damage was reported, but two people reported feeling the quake on the USGS’ “Did You Feel It?” webpage.

The quake comes a day after three quakes shook northwest Washington on Sunday and Monday and hours after three others were recorded in the area near Carnation Monday afternoon and Tuesday. Farther south, two more earthquakes shook off the Southern Oregon Coast Monday, including one that measured 5.7. Quakes of less than magnitude 3.0 are common, and tens of thousands are reported worldwide every year, according to the USGS.

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