9.0 Earthquake (Seattle, SeaTac, Port Townsend: neighborhood, buy, to live)

[GatsbyGatz]

Originally Posted by Cinema Cat

Old brick buildings don't survive quakes as well as some other types. I live in Santa Monica, CA, and was here in 1994 for the 6.7 quake. Older brick buildings were more likely to collapse. So if you're house or apartment hunting, it's something to consider.

Yeah, I live in a 1920's brick apartment building in Cap Hill. I've basically accepted my inevitable demise.

Originally Posted by spotlesseden

worry 9.0 earthquake ? i think the chance dying in traffic accident is much higher.

Absolutely! When you drive, you're basically putting your life in the hands of millions of strangers with the hopes that none of them make any mistakes that result in a crash. Just imagine on a daily business how many people are texting while driving paying absolutely no attention to their surroundings. Then add the people who engage in "highway hypnosis" and simply lose focus while driving. And then add the people who are under the influence of other substances while they drive. And then add the people who have some mental incapacity issues (senility, seizures, etc.) Driving is the most dangerous activity humans daily engage in and yet, ironically, few people have any real sense of fear about getting into a car.

[zugor]

Here's a link to an interesting book about the possibility of a 9.0

Amazon.com: Full-Rip 9.0: The Next Big Earthquake in the Pacific Northwest eBook: Sandi Doughton: Books

Your library may very well have it.

[Andy Patrizio]

Move to Sammamish/Issaquah. Then you will have beachfront property after the 9.0 hits.

[Ruth4Truth]

If a quake that big, or close to it, hits Seattle, wouldn't it affect the Olympic Peninsula as well? Port Townsend, etc.? Because it would be the result of the Juan de Fuca plate hitting the mainland plate, right? I wonder if there's any record of the effects on the Peninsula of earthquakes centered near Seattle.

[bloom]

Al qaeda, Isis, Boogeyman may be more concern than 9.0 quake.

[MarciaMarshaMarcia]

Originally Posted by Ruth4Truth

If a quake that big, or close to it, hits Seattle, wouldn't it affect the Olympic Peninsula as well? Port Townsend, etc.? Because it would be the result of the Juan de Fuca plate hitting the mainland plate, right? I wonder if there's any record of the effects on the Peninsula of earthquakes centered near Seattle.

Lots of former Californians here, even though most are incognito. Earthquake? Been there, done that!

[Inkpoe]

Originally Posted by Ruth4Truth

If a quake that big, or close to it, hits Seattle, wouldn't it affect the Olympic Peninsula as well? Port Townsend, etc.? Because it would be the result of the Juan de Fuca plate hitting the mainland plate, right? I wonder if there's any record of the effects on the Peninsula of earthquakes centered near Seattle.

When the Nisqually earthquake happened, I remember they were saying in the news that it was felt as far down to Utah. That was only what 6.8? A 9 or close to that would definitely be felt up in the OP.

With the OP and earthquakes, you don't generally hear that much in terms of damages, but most likely on the news, you'll hear that they've set up a tsunami alert on the coast (like Port Angeles ).

[Ruth4Truth]

Originally Posted by thisplacesucks

Lots of former Californians here, even though most are incognito. Earthquake? Been there, done that!

I'm a former Californian, too. That's irrelevant to the question I raised, though.

[MarciaMarshaMarcia]

Originally Posted by Ruth4Truth

I'm a former Californian, too. That's irrelevant to the question I raised, though.

Many other issues of more relevance on a daily basis on the Olypen than earthquakes.

[Ruth4Truth]

Originally Posted by Inkpoe

When the Nisqually earthquake happened, I remember they were saying in the news that it was felt as far down to Utah. That was only what 6.8? A 9 or close to that would definitely be felt up in the OP.

With the OP and earthquakes, you don't generally hear that much in terms of damages, but most likely on the news, you'll hear that they've set up a tsunami alert on the coast (like Port Angeles ).

Yes, that was going to be my next question: about potential tsunamis as a result of serious quakes.

People talk about potential liquification happening around downtown, as some of it's built on sand. But that's true all over town. I had property in the north end, east of Northgate, and it was on sand. Think of West Seattle; a good part of that's gotta be on sand. In a big quake, there would be liquification happening all over.