Earthquake experts say current building codes don’t reflect the riskiest features of the Seattle area’s geology — but the outlook for survivability looks a lot better if the Really Big ...

With Washington’s location along the Cascadia Subduction Zone and ... and picturing what would happen in the event of an earthquake. “Could you be affected by landslides? Is flooding a potential ...

This is called the Cascadia Subduction Zone ... These quakes can impact a large area but are less intense. Subduction zone earthquakes: This earthquake results from the tension of an oceanic ...

The earthquake was recorded about 30 miles northwest of Vancouver, B.C. People reported feeling it across the Vancouver, B.C. area and as far ... This is called the Cascadia Subduction Zone.

The Cascadia ... Nisqually earthquake in 2001, which originated about 30 miles beneath Olympia in the subducting Juan de Fuca plate, causing the ground in the Puget Sound area to shake for 30 ...

Washington sits along the Cascadia ... last damaging earthquake Washington experienced was the 2001 Nisqually quake. This magnitude 6.8 tremblor struck the Puget Sound area without warning ...