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jgaiser · 03-12-2011, 07:01 PM

Most of Oregon and Washington are amazingly unprepared for the big one. In the Portland area we are sitting on numerous minor faults and a major one just off the coast. The Willamette river at the Portland waterfront is at 27 feet and is 50+ miles inland.

So yes. When (not if) it happens, it's going to be a mess.

03-12-2011, 07:01 PM	#9
jgaiser Omnivorous Posts: 3,283 Karma: 27978909 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Rural NW Oregon Device: Kindle Voyage, Kindle Fire HD, Kindle 3, KPW1	Most of Oregon and Washington are amazingly unprepared for the big one. In the Portland area we are sitting on numerous minor faults and a major one just off the coast. The Willamette river at the Portland waterfront is at 27 feet and is 50+ miles inland. So yes. When (not if) it happens, it's going to be a mess.