What if the megaquake happens when you’re in a Seattle high-rise? New study predicts stronger shaking
The city is boosting seismic construction standards for new skyscrapers, but the biggest risk is to older high-rises and old brick buildings.
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Seattle, suburbs would lose all water pressure within 24 hours of catastrophic earthquake, city study says
A new seismic analysis shows Seattle area residents could be without water for one to two months after a big quake, but SPU is keeping...
‘This is an urgent issue’: Seattle makes little progress on buildings that can kill in earthquakes
“You might be on borrowed time,” warns the mayor of a New Zealand city where a 2011 quake destroyed unretrofitted brick buildings and killed 185...
Are you ready for the Big One? Look at what these folks have done — on their own — to prepare VIEW
From a shipping container stocked with supplies to duck-and-cover training for preschools, private citizens are pushing to prepare for an inevitable earthquake in our region....
Washington’s 30-year earthquake drill for the ‘Big One’: Order studies. Ignore them. Repeat.
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has ordered a new report on seismic danger, adding to a paper trail of recommendations that have largely been ignored for...
Earthquake-insurance prices soar in Washington, and companies hold all the power | Times Watchdog WATCH
SEISMIC NEGLECT | In negotiations over earthquake-insurance rates, companies can threaten to walk away. Washington’s insurance commissioner's strategy? Give the companies what they want.
Earthquake insurance in Washington: What you need to know
If you’ve wondered about getting earthquake insurance, here are a few things you should know first.
Lessons from Christchurch: 4 key ways Seattle can prepare for earthquake devastation | Seismic Neglect
What Christchurch, New Zealand, learned from its destructive earthquakes, and how Washington state compares.
An earthquake worse than the ‘Big One’? Shattered New Zealand city shows danger of Seattle’s fault | Seismic Neglect WATCH
The 2011 earthquake that crumpled Christchurch, New Zealand, gives a vision of the danger lurking under Seattle — and insights on how to lessen some...
Washington state’s plan for megaquake ‘grossly inadequate,’ review finds
The largest disaster drill in the region’s history exposed flaws in preparedness.