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The Cascadia Subduction Zone looks a little different than researchers thought. Here's what that means for "The Big One." ...
While experts say residents of the Seattle area don’t need ... may lead agencies to recalibrate their hazard models. (Faults are considered potential earthquake sources if they have been active ...
A single earthquake could cause the Pacific Northwest’s coastline to drop by as much as 6.5 feet in minutes permanently ...
A future major earthquake centered under Seattle’s Puget Sound could trigger ... to get prepared now,” Maximilian Dixon, the hazards and outreach program supervisor for the Washington ...
A single earthquake in Seattle could cause a catastrophic situation ... it's important for families to get prepared now," Maximilian Dixon, hazards and outreach program supervisor for the ...
The last earthquake on the Seattle Fault occurred approximately ... it's important for families to get prepared now," Maximilian Dixon, the hazards and outreach program supervisor for the ...
to find out whether the earthquake outburst 1,100 years ago was even more extensive. In the meantime, Seattle is again trying to tackle the hazard posed by old brick buildings, also called ...
Stock image of the Seattle skyline. Seattle is no stranger to earthquakes, but the potential hazards posed by these events may have been underestimated. Stock image of the Seattle skyline.
Such earthquakes on the Seattle faults appear to be rare ... largest earthquake included in the region’s current seismic hazard modelling, which only accounts for a magnitude-7.5 event.
Tsunami waves from a magnitude 7.5 earthquake on the Seattle Fault would only take ... to get prepared now,” said Maximilian Dixon, the hazards and outreach program supervisor for the Washington ...
This map from the updated National Seismic Hazard Model shows the probability ... hazard for such structures in some major cities, like Seattle, Los Angeles, Salt Lake City and Portland, Ore.
SEATTLE — Tsunami waves from a magnitude 7.5 earthquake on the Seattle Fault ... to get prepared now,” said Maximilian Dixon, the hazards and outreach program supervisor for the Washington ...