Volcanic and Seismic Threats to Northwest U. S.

[Ivan Seeking]

"The effects of an eruption of Mt. Rainier, the severe effects, would be much smaller than the effects of the potential 9 Richter earthquake that can happen off the Pacific northwest. That earthquake will affect areas from northern California to southern British Columbia."

http://www.earthfiles.com/news/news.cfm?ID=571&category=Science

[Chemicalsuperfreak]

Originally posted by Ivan Seeking
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http://www.earthfiles.com/news/news.cfm?ID=571&category=Science

Yep, it will be quite bad to be in Seattle, where a good portion of down town and Sodo are built on fill.