Shallow 4.3 earthquake hit north central WA wildfire zone, Grand Coulee Dam shaken, no damages reported

[Emily]

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/43-earthquake-hits-north-central-wash-wildfire-zon/nnWS3/

Updated: 12:44 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015 | Posted: 10:02 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015 OKANOGAN, Wash. ?
A 4.3 magnitude earthquake has hit the wildfire zone in north central Washington.
The quake, which was six miles deep, hit 26 miles east of Okanogan and 25 miles north of Grand Coulee at 9:42 a.m. Tuesday, according to the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network...

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2015/sep/01/moderate-earthquake-rattles-okanogan-county/

[h=5]September 1, 2015[/h] [h=1]Moderate earthquake rattles Okanogan County[/h] [h=5]Small aftershock measured[/h] Mike Prager The Spokesman-Review

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Lynne Brougher, public affairs officer at Grand Coulee Dam, said the shaking was easily felt. ?It was maybe 30 seconds, maybe a little less than that,? she said.
Nothing inside the office at Grand Coulee was disturbed, she said.
The earthquake has triggered an inspection protocol at the dam, Brougher said, ?We take all earthquakes seriously.?
The entire dam, including galleries, was going to be inspected for any damage.
?Earthquakes are pretty few and far between here in Grand Coulee,? she said.

http://pnsn.org/event/61073836#overview

[h=1]Earthquake Report[/h] [TABLE="class: header"]
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[TD]Magnitude:[/TD]
[TD]4.3[/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 2"]Tue September 1, 2015 09:42:45 AM (PDT)[/TD]
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[TD]Event Id:[/TD]
[TD]61073836[/TD]
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• Overview
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• Technical Data
• Waveforms

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[TD="class: tip"]Version #5:[/TD]
[TD]This report supersedes any earlier report of this event
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist[/TD]
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[TD="class: tip"]Magnitude:[/TD]
[TD]4.3 Ml [/TD]
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[TR]
[TD="class: tip"]Time:[/TD]
[TD]Tue September 1, 2015 09:42:45 AM (PDT)
Tue September 1, 2015 16:42:45 (UTC)[/TD]
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[TD="class: tip"]Distance From:[/TD]
[TD]40.7 km ( 25.3 mi) N ( 358. azimuth) from Grand Coulee, WA
41.8 km ( 26.0 mi) E ( 99. azimuth) from Okanogan, WA
80.1 km ( 49.8 mi) NNE ( 14. azimuth) from Coulee City, WA[/TD]
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[TD="class: tip"]Coordinates:[/TD]
[TD]48.307, -119.019[/TD]
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[TD="class: tip"]Depth:[/TD]
[TD]9.74 Km (5.94 miles)[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD="class: tip"]Location Quality:[/TD]
[TD]Excellent[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD="class: tip"]Event Id:[/TD]
[TD]61073836[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD="class: tip"]Horizontal Uncertainty:[/TD]
[TD]0.39 Km[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: tip"]Depth Uncertainty:[/TD]
[TD]0.66 Km[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD="class: tip"]Azimuthal Gap:[/TD]
[TD]112.0 deg[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD="class: tip"]Number of Phases:[/TD]
[TD]16[/TD]
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[TD="class: tip"]RMS Misfit:[/TD]
[TD]0.08[/TD]
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