A small earthquake shakes the Tri-Cities. What we know about the Richland earthquake

A small earthquake shook homes along the southern stretch of the Tri-Cities Friday night.

At approximately 9:20 p.m., a 2.8 magnitude earthquake was recorded two miles from Richland by the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network.

A USGS earthquake map appeared in Google search results after a 2.8-magnitude earthquake shook South Richland on Friday.

The tremor occurred at a depth of about 5 miles. It's the largest recorded in the Tri-Cities in more than a decade, according to the U.S. Geological Service.

The last time an earthquake hit this strong was a series of shallow earthquakes along the Columbia River just north of Richland, ranging in magnitude from 2.6 to 3.2 in 2011, all at depths of just over a mile or less.

Before that, a 3.7 magnitude earthquake was recorded south of the Horse Heaven Hills in 2008 at a depth of just over 12 miles.

Friday's quake was largely felt in South Richland, West Richland and Kennewick.

The Red Mountain earthquake monitoring station picked up the tremor, and some residents, mostly in South Richland, West Richland and Kennewick, posted on Facebook that they felt the quake

“It shook everything in our house,” a woman posted near Claybell Park in South Richland, and another woman said some items fell off shelves in her garage.

Others reported feeling a slight tremor, but said they thought they heard the wind or the sound of street racing. Another poster said: “We all thought the washing machine was broken, but then we realized there was no laundry in it.”

Others wondered if their dogs starting to bark around 9:20 p.m. might be due to the earthquake.

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