New Model Shows What a 9.2 Magnitude Alaska Quake Could Mean for Puget Sound
State researchers found a magnitude 9.2 Alaska tsunami could send 20-foot waves near Westport and dangerous currents through inner waterways.
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New model shows what a 9.2 magnitude Alaska quake could mean for Puget Sound
A large earthquake off the coast of Alaska could send a tsunami that reaches all the way into Puget Sound. That’s according to a new model from state experts looking at how that would likely unfold.
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The Seattle TimesHow hard would an Alaskan tsunami hit WA? New model full of surprises
Twenty-foot waves cresting off Westport. Swift and dangerous currents coursing through Hood Canal. Tsunami water pushing down to Olympia and up to Washington’s northern border with Canada.For the first time, state researchers have modeled the impact of a tsunami sparked by a magnitude 9.2 quake along the Alaska-Aleutian subduction zone, and they’ve found some surprises.The modeling, released as a joint project between the Washington Emergency Ma…
A new study by the Washington Geological Survey found that if a magnitude 9.2 earthquake were to strike Alaska, a tsunami could reach the Washington coast in about three and a half hours, with waves potentially exceeding 20 feet in height at Westport. The Washington Geological Survey stated in its study summary that tsunamis that take more than three hours to reach Washington are classified as distant tsunamis. The tsunami waves would also exten…
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