And what’s more, we have no idea WHEN the quake is coming…only that we know that it WILL come, eventually.
Inconvenient yes, but not if we are prepared and have our wits about us.īut then what does this mean for visitors to the Pacific Northwest and tourism in general? Am I suddenly trying to scare you all away? Heavens, no! You should absolutely NOT be scared to come visit, because the reality of it is…a natural disaster can happen ANYWHERE in the world. And that can be infinitely more disastrous than the quake itself.įor those of us further inland, we will have food, water and utility shortages for a significant period afterwards, and quite a few destroyed buildings.
#Pacific northwest earthquake how to
At the very least, you should have a very good plan for how to protect yourself and your loved ones, and have the necessary provisions in place.Because for those living near the coastline, not only do you have to prepare for the next big quake, you also have to prepare for the devastating tsunami to follow. So, what does this mean for the average northern west coast resident? Well, if you’re living right on the coast, and you don’t plan on moving inland anytime soon, you should be very worried. Read this award-winning piece about the next big PNW quake. Findings don’t merely suggest…they are PROVING that the average time between a major earthquake in the Cascadia Subduction Zone over the last few millennia has come and gone…a LONG time ago. This is a prime instance where we should be paying very close attention to what our scientists are saying (ahem, Trump Administration) and heed their warnings. And most of us also know that we here in Oregon and Washington have had our fair share of smaller, barely register-able tremors over the last century or so.īut what many of us don’t know (or DO know and are choosing to conveniently ignore) is that the BIG ONE is overdue in our part of the world. This fault line runs offshore the length of the west coast, from west of Vancouver, B.C down through northern California. Most of us know that the Pacific Northwest rests on one of the Earth’s major fault lines, the Cascadia subduction zone.
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