A minor earthquake hit northwest Washington state on Tuesday morning.
The U.S. Geological Survey and the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network reported that the 3.5-magnitude temblor hit at 11:06 a.m. in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Washington. It was about 32 miles deep, the USGS reported.
The earthquake’s epicenter was about 8 miles from Ault Field, the Naval Air Station on Whidbey Island.
Within a half an hour, 35 people in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, and 10 in Coupeville, Washington reported to the USGS that they felt it.
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