A 2.9-magnitude earthquake jolted Western Washington awake Thursday, Aug. 21, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The 5.7-mile deep quake hit less than a mile from Mount Vernon at 1:01 a.m., ...

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake hit Snohomish County just after 1 a.m., shaking areas from Sedro-Woolley to Oak Harbor.