A “notable” earthquake registering at a preliminary magnitude of 4.5 struck Washington State on Monday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey.

This earthquake is larger than much of the recent seismic activity around western Washington, per initial reports.

A preliminary earthquake measuring 3.9 on the Richter scale hit 31.1 kilometers southeast of Port Angeles, Washington near the Olympic National Park.

A 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck at 5:02 a.m. Monday, March 3, in western Washington, the the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The 10-mile deep quake hit about 6.2 miles from Orcas, according to the USGS. More than 6,800 people from as far away as Portland, Oregon, and Issaquah reported feeling the tremor to the agency.

The 3.9 magnitude earthquake hit at 4:18 p.m. on the Olympic Peninsula, according to the United States Geological Survey.

A 2.8-magnitude earthquake shook the western part of Washington on Thursday, Feb. 27, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The 16-mile deep quake hit at 5:16 a.m. and happened in Tracyton, according to the USGS. More than 30 people from as far away as North Bend and Bremerton reported feeling the tremor to the agency.

ORCAS, Wash. - A 4.5 magnitude earthquake shook up western Washington and parts of Canada early Monday morning. USGS says that the earthquake originated near the San Juan Islands and was around a mile deep.

Some Vancouver Island residents reported feeling an earthquake that rumbled near Port Angeles, south of Victoria, on Wednesday, marking the fourth earthquake in just three weeks in the region.

An image shared by the U.S. Geological Survey shows the epicenter of Monday’s earthquake in Washington state. (USGS) The USGS currently forecasts the chances of a magnitude 3 or greater ...