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Your garage or basement could help UW scientists study earthquakes

Your garage or basement could help UW scientists study earthquakes

Your garage or basement could help UW scientists study earthquakes

UW is looking for volunteers with garages and basements all around Puget Sound to help scientists study earthquakes.

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What will 'The Big One' feel like? Oregon simulator mimics 9.0 earthquake

The Epicenter lets visitors choose what magnitude earthquake to feel, and gives examples of three real life quakes.

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UW to study how earthquake shaking could be amplified in Seattle, Tacoma

A new study out of UW aims to determine how much shaking could be amplified in the Seattle-Tacoma area during a major earthquake.

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Disaster exercise tests Seattle's response in case of magnitude 6.7 earthquake

The drill simulated emergency communication needs following a 6.7 earthquake.

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It will cost nearly $1.3 billion to seismically retrofit Seattle's older buildings

A new report details the total cost of seismically retrofitting hundreds of buildings throughout the City of Seattle.

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Quakes you can't feel being recorded south of Seattle

Though not the 'main' event, researchers note dozens of tremors that you can't feel have happened in the Pacific Northwest over the past several weeks.

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Puyallup holds largest ever volcano evacuation drill

Puyallup is vulnerable to a lahar if Mount Rainier erupts. It's a type of mudflow which would flow down a river valley powered by melting glacial ice.

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How a Mount Rainier eruption could impact Seattle vs. the South Sound

Volcano experts took to Reddit to answer questions about active volcanoes around the United States, including what might happen if Mount Rainier erupts.

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Volcanic hazards at Mount Rainier

Though it doesn’t have a history of explosive eruptions, Mount Rainier is the third-highest risk volcano in the U.S. It also has the highest number of people in the downstream hazard zone, around 300,000 people.

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Gas shut-off valve could save your home from catching fire when an earthquake hits

When the earth shakes so do furnaces, water heaters and gas lines.

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How long it will take to walk to safety before a tsunami hits

Thanks to a new set of maps, residents in Aberdeen, Anacortes, Bellingham, and Port Angeles can see how long it will take them to walk to safety if there’s a tsunami threat from a major earthquake.

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UW study on methane emissions offers clues to Cascadia Subduction Zone

A UW study that analyzed methane bubble plumes off the Washington coast has implications for our understanding of the Cascadia Subduction Zone and how it could impact a magnitude 9 earthquake and tsunami.

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Northwest volcano observatory will benefit from improved warning systems

Washington state has two of the top three most dangerous volcanoes in the United States.

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DNR wants $2.9 million for landslide study 5 years after Oso disaster

The state Department of Natural Resources has asked the legislature for funding to study the Oso slide area in addition to efforts to map landslide risk across the state.

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Effort underway to make the Pacific Northwest safer from volcanoes

New legislation awaiting the president's signature would improve Pacific Northwest volcano monitoring and give emergency responders more time to react.

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Lessons from the Nisqually quake that shook Pacific Northwest 18 years ago

An emergency management official recalls living through her “worst day” when the Nisqually earthquake shook Western Washington in 2001 and shares what’s changed since then.

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Photos: 2001 Nisqually Earthquake

Photos show damage from the 2001 Nisqually earthquake.

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Raw: 2001 Nisqually earthquake footage

The 6.8 magnitude Nisqually earthquake shook the Pacific Northwest on February 28, 2001 at 10:54 a.m. It was centered about 11 miles north of Olympia.

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How earthquake patterns could let us know when the 'Really Big One' is coming | GeekWire

The seismic ticks are known as episodic tremor and slow slip events, and they’ve been known about for more than a decade.

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Seattle’s SR 99 tunnel designed to withstand major earthquakes

Officials say Seattle’s new State Route 99 tunnel isn’t earthquake-proof, but it’s state-of-the-art in terms of the types of quakes it’s designed to withstand.

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Seattle's Alaskan Way Viaduct coming down 30 years after earthquake warning

It's been nearly 30 years since discussions started about replacing Seattle's Alaskan Way Viaduct. The first warning about the viaduct's vulnerability to earthquakes came after a California quake caused a similar freeway to collapse onto traffic.

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How drones could help get life back on track after an earthquake

Many of the over 7,000 bridges in Washington state could survive an earthquake just fine. But we can't drive on them until somebody inspects the structure to make sure they're safe. But can that process be sped up by technology?

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Should earthquake insurance be part of your disaster plan?

Earthquake insurance will help cover costs in a catastrophic disaster, but it tends to be expensive in Western Washington.

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Prepare to be on your own in a major Pacific Northwest disaster

Local disaster relief may not be ready for mass response to a major event. Here's how you can watch out for you.

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Washington and Alaska share scary earthquake parallels

Alaska and Washington share similar geology, drawing scary parallels between Friday's 7.0 quake in Anchorage and its potential for Washington.

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