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Surprise! Washington isn't prepared for a major earthquake

caption: Bill Steele of the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
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Bill Steele of the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
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Bill Radke talks with Bill Steele of the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network at the University of Washington about how Washington state is unprepared for a large earthquake.

Last June, Washington held the Cascadia Rising earthquake response drill. A report in the wake of the drill found that Washington is unprepared. Steele explains what we should be doing individually and regionally before a major earthquake strikes.

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