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I was surprised FEMA only estimates 13,000 deaths from this cataclysmic earthquake. I wonder how accurate that is.
by JohnJamesRambo 7y ago
I was surprised FEMA only estimates 13,000 deaths from this cataclysmic earthquake. I wonder how accurate that is.
- maxerickson 7y agoEarthquakes aren't necessarily highly lethal events: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_the_Uni... Countries that are more exposed to Tsunamis have it worse.
- mannykannot 7y agoTo be clear, there will be tsunamis: this is potentially a Tohoku-magnitude event closer to the coastline, but the Northwest ocean-front coastline is relatively thinly populated.