USGS: Small quake recorded near Walla Walla

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USGS: Small quake recorded near Walla Walla

Posted by Nick Provenza on April 10, 2012 at 7:14 AM

The Associated Press

WALLA WALLA — The National Earthquake Information Center in Golden, Colo., reports a magnitude 3.5 earthquake Monday night in southeast Washington.

There were no immediate reports of damage. By late Monday night, the center’s website had received only one report from a resident who felt the quake.

The quake was centered about 18 miles west of Walla Walla at a depth of about eight miles.

The earthquake information center is part of the U.S. Geological Survey.