The Pacific Northwest Is Due For A Major Earthquake

An 8.0-magnitude-plus earthquake hasn't rumbled beneath the Pacific Northwest since the 1700s. Now, the region is due for the next "big one" and a subsequent tsunami. Coastal Indigenous communities could be severely affected. (Already, the Shoalwater Bay Tribe is constructing a tsunami tower to give their residents a better shot at survival in the face of this kind of natural disaster.)

Clues from the past—paired with modern-day science—can help us better understand why this area is at risk and how to best mitigate an earthquake and tsunami's effects.
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There’s been an increase in activity on neighboring, even connecting faults recently here on the southern end of the Cascadia. We don’t know enough to know if they’re precursors to a “big one” or unconnected.

I like that they included the native story, but find it odd they don’t mention Seattle, Portland, or any other coastal cities that would be decimated by a 9.0 along the Cascadia fault.

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