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This has been a possibility for a long time.
The last one occurred on 26 January 1700 at around 9:00PM. They happen about every 500 years on average, often accompanied by tsunamis. There is evidence of at least 13 events at intervals from about 300 to 900 years with an average of 590 years. Previous earthquakes are estimated to have occurred in 1310 AD, 810 AD, 400 AD, 170 BC and 600 BC
We’re also at risk of getting slammed by an asteroid.
“Could”, “May”, “Could”, “Could”, “Could”.....
Plenty of reason for raising taxes and imposing another six layers of bureaucracy and regulation....
When we lived in Corvallis, we always heard that a wave would come over the Coast Range from Newport. We also felt a number of “temblers”(is that what they are called?), including one that broke a building in two up in Mount Angel. It seems that the whole area is subject to a plate sliding off shore about 20 miles (?) and then the entire NW will get a tsunami that will make others look like BigSurf swim centers.
Movimientos telúricos.
Really?
And everyone is at risk for cancer. And if you drive on the highways you could get killed in a auto accident. And some day everyone now living will grow old and feeble and on and on......
My point being ... tell us something we don't know.
I live at 1000’ on a mountain at the foot of the Olympic Mountains on the North Olympic Peninsula.
I should have a great view of it all.
I am nearly convinced that there is no way to get out of this life without dying.
I just hope that all of my toys survive such a catastrophe.... I don’t want to come out of retirement ;>)
“Pacific Northwest At Risk For Mega-Earthquake”
It is statements like this that the word “DUH” was invented for.
This may be a new story but it is old news to us on the Humboldt County coast where Dr Lori Dengler, geologist at Humboldt State has well documented past quakes of 9+...
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