Local officials in S**homish County, where the landslide occurred, had claimed 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...