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Earthquake Scenario Poster (Seattle)

September 11, 2012 By Kyle

This 24″ wide by 36″ tall poster illustrates the violence and distribution of ground shaking produced by three types of Pacific Northwest earthquakes:
1. A magnitude 9 Cascadia subduction zone earthquake;
2. A “deep” earthquake within the Juan de Fuca Plate beneath the southern Puget Sound (e.g. like the 2001 Nisqually earthquake);
3. A magnitude 7.0 earthquake on a local crustal fault (e.g. the Seattle Fault).

Peak ground acceleration and likely building damage is illustrated for these three types of earthquakes.

Sorting Information
Topic: 
Pacific Northwest Plate Tectonics Earthquakes and Tsunamis
Material Type: 
Lesson Plans
Grade Level: 
Middle School
High School
File Size, Number of Pages, and/or Duration: 
14.4 MB, 1-page PDF
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Filed Under: Earthquake Hazards, Earthquakes, Lesson Plan, Pacific Northwest, Plate Tectonics, Subduction

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  • Introduction to Plate Tectonics and Earthquakes – Instructional Aids
  • Earthquake and Tsunami Hazards
  • Cascadia Earthquakes and Tsunamis
  • Cascade Volcanoes and Volcanic Hazards
  • Virtual Field Experiences

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