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Quake Hits East Of Mount Rainier

4.5 Earthquake Hits East Summit Of Mount Rainier

Posted: 9:07 pm PDT October 7, 2006Updated: 7:34 am PDT October 9, 2006

A 4.5 earthquake hit seven miles east of the summit of Mount Rainier on Saturday night about 7:50, Tom Yelin of the University of Washington Seismology Laboratory said.

No immediate damage was reported, but the quake was felt over a a wide area. Yelin said he didn't think the quake was associated with any volcanic activity.

Calls and emails poured into the KIRO newsroom from people feeling the quake in Eatonville, Puyallup, North Bend, and even Moses Lake.

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