Earthquake in Aberdeen? (Vancouver, Poulsbo, Rainier: safe, activity, area)

[KidBlue]

I just saw on the IRIS website that there was a 4.0 earthquake near Aberdeen. Did anyone feel it?

[LMB]

I felt the earthquake in Poulsbo last night (10:18pm PT)--it was located about 20 miles west of here on the Olympic Peninsula, not far from Brinnon. It felt like a slight trembling here, not much of a shake at all, and only lasted a few seconds. However, it was notable enough that I checked the USGS Earthquake Center website a few minutes later to see if there had been some local seismic activity--and the report was already up. The first report showed a 3.2 quake on the Olympic Peninsula near Brinnon, which was changed within an hour and the strength was upped to 4.0.

Lynn

[PG77]

A friend of mine just recently told me they read that they are starting to see new activity in Mt. Rainier. Has anyone else heard this?

[Xenobion]

There seems to be no noticeable or out of the ordinary activity occurring on Mt. Rainier now. The mountain is overdue to explode though. Every 120 years or so I believe (last one being around 1860ish). When it comes though it will leave a great impact on the South Sound Area probably greater than Mt. St. Helens.

[Caffreys]

How safe would Vancouver, WA be if Mt. St. Helens or Mt. Rainier had a full exploded.
Thank you.

[Xenobion]

Originally Posted by Caffreys

How safe would Vancouver, WA be if Mt. St. Helens or Mt. Rainier had a full exploded.
Thank you.

You should get some raining of ash with either explosion but no river valley from St. Helens will effect you in Vancouver (Mt. Rainier for that matter as well).