Small earthquake rattles Bonney Lake Sunday

BONNEY LAKE, Wash. -- A small earthquake shook Bonney Lake early Sunday afternoon, according to the United States Geological Survey.

The magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck about 1:13 p.m., southwest of Bonney Lake.

The earthquake comes as a number of small quakes rattled Western Washington in recent days.

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Earthquake expert talks about the quake on the Kitsap Peninsula

Earthquake expert talks about the quake on the Kitsap Peninsula



Last week, at least 20 small earthquakes hit near the Kitsap Peninsula between Wednesday and Thursday.

A 3.3 magnitude was the first of the swarm, reported at 12:20 p.m. on Wednesday about 1.4 miles northeast of Bremerton.

Kitsap County dispatch said they received a couple calls about the earthquake, but there are no reports of injuries or damage at this time.

On Saturday, the Alaska Earthquake Center reported a magnitude 4.9 earthquake in the Aleutian Islands chain.