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The lowest risk cities in western Oregon or Washington are extremely questionable. The Cascadia Subduction Zone (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cascadia_subductio
by tshtf 15y ago
The lowest risk cities in western Oregon or Washington are extremely questionable. The Cascadia Subduction Zone (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cascadia_subduction_zone http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cascadia_subduction_zone) could easily produce magnitude 9.0+ earthquakes, and the next rupture there could be devastating for the Pacific Northwest.
- michaelochurch 15y agoAgreed, especially since there was a red patch in the Missouri for earthquakes because of New Madrid, a similar low-frequency devastating quake generator. The Northeast has a decent balance. Our natural disaster is the winter storm, which are harmless in comparison and, at least, pretty afterward.
- locopati 15y agoand the rare hurricane if you live on the coast
- pasbesoin 15y agoBetween earthquakes (and tsunami) and Ranier, the rating for Seattle and environs is quite wrong.
- jinushaun 15y agoDon't forget that half of downtown Seattle will sink into Puget Sound! I think the West Coast ranks so highly only because earthquakes are so rare. Unlike hurricanes and tornadoes, which seem to claim lives every year in the US.