On shaky ground: Next big quake could hit Seattle

[scandal 951]

Len ... this means it's time to practice drop, cover and roll.

http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2009/...it-seattle.html

On shaky ground: Next big quake could hit Seattle

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Seismologists monitoring Washington state's Olympic Peninsula say recent data suggests the next big earthquake might strike close to Seattle and the region's other major population centers, The Seattle Times reports.

The observation comes from a University of Washington team studying "episodic tremor and slip," which occurs when the massive land plates move one way, then "slip" another way. The Times reports that UW's research is the most ambitious attempt yet to understand where the mysterious tremors come from and what they could reveal about the risk of major earthquakes.

Researcher Tim Melbourne of Central Washington University said the possibility of the next "big one" is "an unknown everybody is worrying about."

[jundp 191]

Well, it's either a huge earthquake, Mt. Rainier exploding, and/or a tsunami. I suppose a giant earthquake could trigger the tsunami and maybe even a volcanic eruption.

Regardless, we're screwed.

[Nagishkaw 510]

..and never got to enjoy it.

[scandal 951]

Well, it's either a huge earthquake, Mt. Rainier exploding, and/or a tsunami. I suppose a giant earthquake could trigger the tsunami and maybe even a volcanic eruption.

Regardless, we're screwed.

Guess so.

[jundp 191]

But then again before I moved here I lived in New Orleans.

Clearly I can't escape natural disasters.

[scandal 951]

But then again before I moved here I lived in New Orleans.

Clearly I can't escape natural disasters.

I'd suggest the upper midwest, but we are prone to tornadoes.

I'm getting deja vu all over again. Didn't we just have this discussion? On some other thread, with some other posters?

[Ban Hammer 13,394]

on the bright side, no more starbucks.

[jundp 191]

I'd suggest the upper midwest, but we are prone to tornadoes.

I'm getting deja vu all over again. Didn't we just have this discussion? On some other thread, with some other posters?

I don't think so. Maybe. Huh.

Charles: you speak the truth. Though, if I'm honest, I still have money on the Sbux card a student gave me at the end of the year...

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Come to Jersey, the only disasters here are manmade. Drivebys, 20-mile long traffic pileups and terrorist attacks. Nature loves us but no one else does.