Magnitude 4.6 earthquake shakes Seattle overnight less than a week after California was rocked by a 7.1
- The earthquake was recorded in the Three Lakes area of Washington State
- It hit at 2.51 on Friday morning and was felt 50 miles south in Seattle
- The earthquake comes less than a week after two shook California
- Residents are now in fear that a bigger earthquake may be on the way
The outskirts of Seattle were hit with a 4.6 magnitude earthquake overnight on Thursday less than a week after a much stronger one rattled California.
The quake hit the Three Lakes area of Washington which is around 50 miles north of Seattle at 2.51am.
Minutes later, a 3.5 magnitude after shock was recorded further south in Monroe.
The earthquake struck 50 miles north of Seattle in the Three Lakes area at 2.51am on Friday
The reverberations were felt from Arlington to Seattle and left residents fearing more were on the way.
There is no risk of a tsunami but the earthquake intensifies the fears of millions on the West Coast who are still reeling from last week's in California.
Two, much stronger earthquakes shook the state last weekend and triggered thousands of aftershocks.
It has left residents fearing that more could be on the way.
Shocking footage of those earthquakes showed food falling from the shelves of grocery stores and waves sloshing in residents' swimming pools.
The National Weather Service's Tsunami Alerta
A photo shared by Lake Stevens police near where the earthquake struck
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