Re: Japanese papers reveal huge quake

Gerard Fryer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in
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> The tsunami threat to Seattle from such events is likely small, since 
> the tsunami would not be generated directly in Puget Sound and instead
> would have to thread its way in from the ocean. More serious would be 
> the shaking. The severity of shaking would probably be similar to what
> you felt in the M6.8 event, but it would last far longer, perhaps five
> minutes. While that might not be devastating, damage would be very 
> widespread. Make sure your house is bolted to the ground!
> 
> BTW, the 1700 event had to be shallow, since it created a large
> tsunami. 
> 
> Despite the widespread damage to be expected from a monster subduction
> earthquake along the Cascadia margin, a greater threat to Seattle has
> to be the Seattle Fault.
> 

Indeed, that's apparently only part of the complex of faults in
the immediate area.

I'm getting more interested because I have the prospect of finally
owning my own house in a few years, and choosing a location to minimize
the possibility of damage from major earthquakes is important.

Of course, I >could< move out of the region, but I don't want to.

--Damon