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caption: The Cascadia Subduction Zone off the coast of North America can produce earthquakes as large as Magnitude 9 and corresponding tsunamis.
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The Cascadia Subduction Zone off the coast of North America can produce earthquakes as large as Magnitude 9 and corresponding tsunamis.
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Ready for the Big One? Your earthquake questions, answered

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Kim Malcolm talks with Bill Steele to answer listener questions about earthquake preparedness in the Puget Sound Region.

Steele is a seismologist for the University of Washington's Pacific Seismic Network.

This story was inspired by questions from KUOW listeners. What do you wonder about the Puget Sound region? Let us know.

Listen to the interview by clicking the play button above.