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  2. 2001 Nisqually earthquake - Wikipedia

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    Named after the Nisqually Delta, this earthquake hit the southern end of Puget Sound causing damage to the ports of Seattle and Tacoma. [19] [8] In the month following the earthquake, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the USGS assembled a team to map the bathymetry of the deltas near the epicenter.

  3. Memories of Nisqually earthquake still fresh after 22 years ...

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    Twenty-two years ago, on a sunny Wednesday just before 11 a.m. on Feb. 28, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake suddenly struck 11 miles below the Nisqually Delta. For about 45 seconds, the shaking and ...

  4. Tuesday marks 22 years since the Nisqually earthquake ... - AOL

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    Do you remember where you were when the 2001 Nisqually earthquake struck? Tell us in the replies. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to ...

  5. ‘The air was very still.’ WA native recounts memory of ...

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    Former security doorman Jim Ruble recalls an eerie stillness at the state Capitol moments before the Nisqually earthquake struck in 2001. ‘The air was very still.’ WA native recounts memory of ...

  6. Puget Sound faults - Wikipedia

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    Intraslab (Benioff zone) earthquakes, such as the M 6.7 2001 Nisqually earthquake, caused by slippage or fracturing on a small part of the subducting plate at a depth of around 50 km (31 miles). Relatively shallow crustal earthquakes, generally less than 25 km (16 miles) deep, caused by stresses and faulting in the near-surface crustal structures.

  7. Seattle Fault - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  8. List of earthquakes in Washington - Wikipedia

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  9. Remembering Nisqually Earthquake 18 Years After Hundreds ...

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