Everett, Wash.

Published: Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Minor quake felt in Gold Bar on Tuesday afternoon

GOLD BAR - A small earthquake shook homes around Gold Bar Tuesday afternoon.

A magnitude 2.5 quake centered about five miles north of May Creek occurred at 2:40 p.m., according to a report from the University of Washington’s Dept. of Earth and Space Sciences.

The quake was centered about 9 miles below the ground.

Joe Petron of Gold Bar said he felt the quake and saw furniture in his home jump about a quarter of an inch.

It felt the quake lasted a few seconds, he said.

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