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Recent changes ; Upload file; Special pages ... This is a list of earthquakes in Washington, a U.S. state ... The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on ...
The new tunnel is designed to withstand a 9.0 M W earthquake. [16] Approximately $305 million of insured losses and a total of $2 billion worth of damage was caused in the state of Washington. The area was declared a natural disaster area by president George W. Bush and was therefore able to receive federal recovery assistance.
1935 Helena earthquake: July 15, 1936: Oregon, Washington: 5.8 M L 0: 1936 State Line earthquake: July 22, 1937: Alaska 7.3 M s 0 1937 Alaska earthquake [2] November 10, 1938: Alaska 8.2 M w 0 [8] May 18, 1940: California: 6.9 M w 9: 1940 El Centro earthquake: December 20, 1940: New Hampshire: 5.3 M w 0: 1940 New Hampshire earthquakes: December ...
WA state has the second-highest risk of large earthquakes in the U.S., according to the Washington Department of Natural Resources.
A fault off the Pacific coast could devastate Washington, Oregon and Northern California with a major earthquake and tsunami. Researchers mapped it comprehensively for the first time.
Earlier this month, Washington joined California and Oregon in using the U.S. Geological Survey's ShakeAlert system for earthquake early warning. The program, which has been in the works since ...
Damage to a masonry building (Cadillac Hotel) in Seattle, from the 2001 Nisqually earthquake. Other recent work [34] indicates that the Seattle Fault can generate two types of earthquakes; both pose "considerable hazard" to the Seattle metropolitan region. The A.D. 900–930 earthquake is believed to be the only instance in the past 7,000 years ...
Pages in category "Earthquakes in Washington (state)" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...