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kennyc · 03-12-2011, 06:40 AM

Pacific Northwest Faces Nearly Identical Risks to Japanese Quake

ScienceDaily (Mar. 11, 2011) — It's being called one of the largest recorded earthquakes in world history. Also, according to Robert Yeats, "This is our wake up call."

Japan today is struggling with the aftermath of a massive 8.9 earthquake on a subduction zone, a short distance offshore, which unleashed a devastating tsunami that killed hundreds and has turned large parts of cities into rubble.

Yeats, a professor emeritus of geology at Oregon State University, said that if people didn't already get the message from recent disasters in Sumatra and Chile, they should pay attention now.

"This is an earthquake of the same type, with about the same magnitude and proximity that we face here in the Pacific Northwest from the Cascadia Subduction Zone," Yeats said. "What you are seeing in Japan today is what you will also see in our future. Except they are better prepared than we are."
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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0311165726.htm

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kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,903 Karma: 119230421 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Pacific NW of U.S. faces same earthquake possibilities as Japan Pacific Northwest Faces Nearly Identical Risks to Japanese Quake ScienceDaily (Mar. 11, 2011) — It's being called one of the largest recorded earthquakes in world history. Also, according to Robert Yeats, "This is our wake up call." Japan today is struggling with the aftermath of a massive 8.9 earthquake on a subduction zone, a short distance offshore, which unleashed a devastating tsunami that killed hundreds and has turned large parts of cities into rubble. Yeats, a professor emeritus of geology at Oregon State University, said that if people didn't already get the message from recent disasters in Sumatra and Chile, they should pay attention now. "This is an earthquake of the same type, with about the same magnitude and proximity that we face here in the Pacific Northwest from the Cascadia Subduction Zone," Yeats said. "What you are seeing in Japan today is what you will also see in our future. Except they are better prepared than we are." ... http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0311165726.htm . Last edited by kennyc; 03-12-2011 at 06:44 AM.