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9.0 Earthquake All But Certain to Devastate the Pacific Northwest
Posted on 7/18/15 at 6:18 pm
Posted on 7/18/15 at 6:18 pm
quote:
The basic story here is that the Juan de Fuca Plate is being shoved beneath the North American Plate. Periodically, the two plates get stuck by friction, building up enormous strain over many hundreds of years until the rocks suddenly slip past each other, releasing that pent-up energy in seconds — and creating a staggeringly large earthquake.
When that happens, the land in the Pacific Northwest will suddenly drop several feet, while land to the west will rebound under the ocean, producing a large tidal wave heading for the West Coast. Terrible news.
quote:
About 19 of those Cascadia earthquakes, however, were truly enormous events, running the full length of the fault — magnitude 9.0 or greater. (The magnitude scale is logarithmic, so a 9.0 earthquake releases about 31 times as much energy as an 8.0.) If one of these hit today, it could prove incredibly destructive. "It's the difference between a big event and a really big event," Roeloffs says.
quote:
In Washington and Oregon, unfortunately, most buildings were constructed before anyone realized that massive subduction zone quakes were a possibility in Cascadia. Schulz cites a FEMA analysis suggesting that 1 million buildings in the Pacific Northwest could either collapse or be compromised in the event of a major earthquake.
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I was aware that Seattle was giving the bird to mother nature but I didn't know it could be this bad for all of the PNW.
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Posted on 7/18/15 at 6:19 pm to northshorebamaman
They have been saying this for 20 years.
Posted on 7/18/15 at 6:20 pm to northshorebamaman
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This post was edited on 4/11/23 at 2:47 am
Posted on 7/18/15 at 6:20 pm to northshorebamaman
Dwayne Johnson deserves an Oscar.
Posted on 7/18/15 at 6:21 pm to northshorebamaman
What does this have to do with the rebel flag?
Posted on 7/18/15 at 6:22 pm to northshorebamaman
Posted on 7/18/15 at 6:24 pm to Hugo Stiglitz
quote:
They have been saying this for 20 years.
To be fair, it might be another 100 or it could be tomorrow but it sounds like it's coming and it could be soon.
Posted on 7/18/15 at 6:24 pm to SabiDojo
quote:Alexandra Daddario's tits deserve an Oscar. I enjoyed all of her scenes in that movie.
Dwayne Johnson deserves an Oscar.
Posted on 7/18/15 at 6:25 pm to LateArrivalforLSU
a 9.0 earthquake would be devastating? ...
who knew ...
who knew ...
Posted on 7/18/15 at 6:28 pm to Hugo Stiglitz
quote:
They have been saying this for 20 years.
New shite has come to light, man. They've known for years about the fault being dangerous. They just didn't know how dangerous.
Posted on 7/18/15 at 6:28 pm to tiderider
I need Pectus to weigh in
Posted on 7/18/15 at 6:28 pm to northshorebamaman
They don't give a shite about the south
Why should I care about them
Why should I care about them
Posted on 7/18/15 at 6:29 pm to Walt OReilly
quote:
They don't give a shite about the south
Why should I care about them
I care about you, big guy. Buck up.
Posted on 7/18/15 at 6:31 pm to northshorebamaman
Well on the bright side, doesn't Goldennugget live up there ?
Posted on 7/18/15 at 6:32 pm to REG861
Posted on 7/18/15 at 6:34 pm to northshorebamaman
When does the Plate Tectonics protest start?
Posted on 7/18/15 at 6:34 pm to northshorebamaman
Some say the end is near.
Some say we'll see Armageddon soon.
I certainly hope we will.
I sure could use a vacation from this
bullshite three ring circus sideshow of freaks
Here in this hopeless fricking hole we call L.A.
The only way to fix it is to flush it all away.
Any fricking time. Any fricking day.
Learn to swim, I'll see you down in Arizona Bay.
Fret for your figure and
Fret for your latte and
Fret for your lawsuit and
Fret for your hairpiece and
Fret for your Prozac and
Fret for your pilot and
Fret for your contract and
Fret for your car.
It's a bullshite three ring circus sideshow of freaks
Here in this hopeless fricking hole we call L.A.
The only way to fix it is to flush it all away.
Any fricking time. Any fricking day.
Learn to swim, I'll see you down in Arizona Bay.
Some say a comet will fall from the sky.
Followed by meteor showers and tidal waves.
Followed by fault lines that cannot sit still.
Followed by millions of dumbfounded dip shits.
Some say the end is near.
Some say we'll see Armageddon soon.
I certainly hope we will cause
I sure could use a vacation from this
Stupid shite, silly shite, stupid shite...
One great big festering neon distraction,
I've a suggestion to keep you all occupied.
Learn to swim. [3x]
Mom's gonna fix it all soon.
Mom's comin' round to put it back the way it ought to be.
Learn to swim.
frick L Ron Hubbard and
frick all his clones.
frick all these gun-toting
Hip gangster wannabes.
Learn to swim.
frick retro anything.
frick your tattoos.
frick all you junkies and
frick your short memory.
Learn to swim.
frick smiley glad-hands
With hidden agendas.
frick these dysfunctional,
Insecure actresses.
Learn to swim.
Cause I'm praying for rain
And I'm praying for tidal waves
I wanna see the ground give way.
I wanna watch it all go down.
Mom, please flush it all away.
I wanna see it go right in and down.
I wanna watch it go right in.
Watch you flush it all away.
Time to bring it down again.
Don't just call me pessimist.
Try and read between the lines.
I can't imagine why you wouldn't
Welcome any change, my friend.
I wanna see it all come down.
Bring it down
Suck it down.
Flush it down.
Some say we'll see Armageddon soon.
I certainly hope we will.
I sure could use a vacation from this
bullshite three ring circus sideshow of freaks
Here in this hopeless fricking hole we call L.A.
The only way to fix it is to flush it all away.
Any fricking time. Any fricking day.
Learn to swim, I'll see you down in Arizona Bay.
Fret for your figure and
Fret for your latte and
Fret for your lawsuit and
Fret for your hairpiece and
Fret for your Prozac and
Fret for your pilot and
Fret for your contract and
Fret for your car.
It's a bullshite three ring circus sideshow of freaks
Here in this hopeless fricking hole we call L.A.
The only way to fix it is to flush it all away.
Any fricking time. Any fricking day.
Learn to swim, I'll see you down in Arizona Bay.
Some say a comet will fall from the sky.
Followed by meteor showers and tidal waves.
Followed by fault lines that cannot sit still.
Followed by millions of dumbfounded dip shits.
Some say the end is near.
Some say we'll see Armageddon soon.
I certainly hope we will cause
I sure could use a vacation from this
Stupid shite, silly shite, stupid shite...
One great big festering neon distraction,
I've a suggestion to keep you all occupied.
Learn to swim. [3x]
Mom's gonna fix it all soon.
Mom's comin' round to put it back the way it ought to be.
Learn to swim.
frick L Ron Hubbard and
frick all his clones.
frick all these gun-toting
Hip gangster wannabes.
Learn to swim.
frick retro anything.
frick your tattoos.
frick all you junkies and
frick your short memory.
Learn to swim.
frick smiley glad-hands
With hidden agendas.
frick these dysfunctional,
Insecure actresses.
Learn to swim.
Cause I'm praying for rain
And I'm praying for tidal waves
I wanna see the ground give way.
I wanna watch it all go down.
Mom, please flush it all away.
I wanna see it go right in and down.
I wanna watch it go right in.
Watch you flush it all away.
Time to bring it down again.
Don't just call me pessimist.
Try and read between the lines.
I can't imagine why you wouldn't
Welcome any change, my friend.
I wanna see it all come down.
Bring it down
Suck it down.
Flush it down.
Posted on 7/18/15 at 6:35 pm to northshorebamaman
quote:
Juan de Fuca
and so Juan is going to Fuca them all up.
Posted on 7/18/15 at 6:40 pm to LSUJuice
quote:
When does the Plate Tectonics protest start?
Seattle and Olympia are full of loons. The rest of the state might surprise you.
Posted on 7/18/15 at 6:44 pm to Hugo Stiglitz
quote:Longer than that.
They have been saying this for 20 years.
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