Amazing Quake: No Deaths, Few Serious Injuries in 6.8 Roller. / Eric Sorensen.
by Sorensen, Eric; Yang, Dori Jones; SIRS Publishing, Inc.
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BookSeries: SIRS Enduring Issues 2002Article 4Science. Publisher: The Seattle Times, 2001; U.S. News & World Report (Syndicate, 2001ISSN: 1522-3264;.Subject(s): Buildings -- Earthquake effects | Earthquake intensity | Earthquakes | Juan de Fuca plate | Subduction zones | Seattle (Washington)DDC classification: 050 Summary: AMAZING QUAKE -- "The biggest earthquake in this state in more than half a century rolled like a thundering herd across Western Washington yesterday [Feb. 28, 2001], shaking buildings, shattering windows, rattling nerves and causing an estimated $1 billion in damage." (THE SEATTLE TIMES) This article explores the effects of a magnitude-6.8 earthquake that roared through Washington state and examines the geologic causes of the quake.Summary: THE JOLT THAT WASN'T FROM A CUP OF JOE -- "An earthquake. A riot. A potential drought threatening browouts. The West Coast turned upside down last week, with Seattle suddenly catching a series of California-style plagues." (U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT) This article relays some of the effects of the magnitude-6.8 tremor that shook the Seattle area on February 28, 2001.
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Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2002.
Originally Published: Amazing Quake: No Deaths, Few Serious Injuries in 6.8 Roller, March 1, 2001; pp. A1+.
Originally Published: The Jolt That Wasn't from a Cup of Joe, March 12, 2001; pp. 36-37.
AMAZING QUAKE -- "The biggest earthquake in this state in more than half a century rolled like a thundering herd across Western Washington yesterday [Feb. 28, 2001], shaking buildings, shattering windows, rattling nerves and causing an estimated $1 billion in damage." (THE SEATTLE TIMES) This article explores the effects of a magnitude-6.8 earthquake that roared through Washington state and examines the geologic causes of the quake.
THE JOLT THAT WASN'T FROM A CUP OF JOE -- "An earthquake. A riot. A potential drought threatening browouts. The West Coast turned upside down last week, with Seattle suddenly catching a series of California-style plagues." (U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT) This article relays some of the effects of the magnitude-6.8 tremor that shook the Seattle area on February 28, 2001.
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