Small quake rattles Mount St. Helens area

By Associated Press Published: Jan 25, 2012 at 1:55 PM PDT
Small quake rattles Mount St. Helens area
Mount St. Helens (file photo).

SEATTLE (AP) — A magnitude 3.4 earthquake occurred at 2:51 a.m. Wednesday about 10 miles north of Mount St. Helens.

The Pacific Northwest Seismic Network reports mild shaking was felt in Longview, Castle Rock and Morton.

The University of Washington reports the quake was followed by a half-dozen small aftershocks in the next hour.

Small quakes are common in the area around the volcano in southwest Washington.

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