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03-27-2014, 06:13 PM
Earthquake Didn't Immediately Precede Washington Mudslide, USGS Says
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An earthquake did **t immediately precede the deadly mudslide in Oso, Washington on March 22, the U.S. Geological Survey says.
Local officials in S**homish County, where the landslide occurred, had claimed (http://mashable.com/2014/03/25/earthquake-washington-mudslide/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) that a small 1.1-magnitude earthquake about two weeks prior to the landslide might have contributed to the event, which has killed at least 16 people
USGS is **t contradicting that report, according to a press release sent to Mashable, but it is simply stating there were ** seismic events "around the time of the landslide."
"Seismograph readings show ** indication of an earthquake in association with the landslide," USGS says in the statement. The agency is tasked with monitoring earthquakes as well as studying landslides, which are also k**wn as mudslides, among other duties. According to USGS, the seismograph readings from the University of Washington's Pacific **rthwest Seismic Network, which is operated in conjunction with USGS, showed two wave signals Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/03/27/usgs-earthquake-mudslide/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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An earthquake did **t immediately precede the deadly mudslide in Oso, Washington on March 22, the U.S. Geological Survey says.
Local officials in S**homish County, where the landslide occurred, had claimed (http://mashable.com/2014/03/25/earthquake-washington-mudslide/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) that a small 1.1-magnitude earthquake about two weeks prior to the landslide might have contributed to the event, which has killed at least 16 people
USGS is **t contradicting that report, according to a press release sent to Mashable, but it is simply stating there were ** seismic events "around the time of the landslide."
"Seismograph readings show ** indication of an earthquake in association with the landslide," USGS says in the statement. The agency is tasked with monitoring earthquakes as well as studying landslides, which are also k**wn as mudslides, among other duties. According to USGS, the seismograph readings from the University of Washington's Pacific **rthwest Seismic Network, which is operated in conjunction with USGS, showed two wave signals Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/03/27/usgs-earthquake-mudslide/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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