earthquake shake out? Researchers run 50 simulations

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A University of Washington research project simulates 50 ways an earthquake of epic proportions -- dubbed "The Really Big One" -- could shake out in the Northwest.

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A University of Washington research project simulates 50 ways an earthquake of epic proportions -- dubbed "The Really Big One" -- could shake out in the Northwest.

The project ran simulations using combinations of three factors: The quake's epicenter, how far inland it would rupture and which parts of the fault would produce the most intense shaking, according to the university. Such an earthquake along the Cascadia Subduction Zone, which runs from northern California to British Columbia, would cause widespread destruction.

A university video shows how two simulated magnitude-9 earthquakes could affect Seattle, home of the university's main campus.
https://www.facebook.com/uwnews/videos/1591327627626493/
Details of the destruction that awaits the region in the event of the Big One were spelled out in a Pulitzer Prize-winning New Yorker story in summer 2015. An official who directs FEMA's Region X, which is responsible for Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Alaska, told the author, "Our operating assumption is that everything west of Interstate 5 will be toast."