Some residents of Whidbey Island were shook by a small earthquake late Tuesday night, while others slept right through it.
The 4.8-magnitude quake was centered 11 miles north of Victoria, B.C., and occurred at about 11:39 p.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The temblor triggered thousands of reports to the USGS website. Several residents of Oak Harbor and Coupeville reported feeling the shaking with some awakened by the quake.
“The acting officer working last night, it woke him up in the middle of the night,” said Ed Hartin, fire chief at Central Whidbey Fire & Rescue.
No one on the island made any 911 calls to report the shaking, according to Island County Sheriff Mark Brown.
Jack Hartt, park manager at Deception Pass State Park who lives at the park, said he was asleep and didn’t feel the quake.
“I don’t feel anything when I’m sleeping,” Hartt said.
Harmony Weinberg, spokesperson with the Washington Department of Transportation, said Wednesday that an inspector was en route to the bridge to look for any signs of structural damage. She said he hadn’t seen any evidence of concern at other structures he had already checked and didn’t expect to see any issues concerning Deception Pass.
