Cascadian Megaquake Resilience

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Cascadia, the bioregion defined by Pacific Ocean to the west + Cascade Mountains to the east, is overdue for its next megaquake.

These earthquakes (megaquakes = > magnitude 8) happen roughly every 300 years.

Projected Impact

Emergency Preparedness

Just Transition

Historic Quakes

The most recent Cascadian megaquake struck on January 26, 1700, with an estimated magnitude of 8.7–9.2.[1]

Seismology

  1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1700_Cascadia_earthquake
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