GOLD BAR — A small earthquake shook homes around Gold Bar on 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 Department 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-inch.
He said he believed the quake lasted a few seconds.
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