Earthquake! Quick, shelter: school or Space Needle?
Which do you think is more safe?
We've got two earthquake related questions for you on this week's episode of SoundQs.
First, a big earthquake could hit Seattle in the next 50 years. That got KUOW listener Derek Hanson wondering: What would happen to our most prominent landmark?
“The Space Needle seems really tall and tippy, and as a layperson looking at it, it seems like maybe it would fall over if there was an earthquake,” Hanson asked. “What would really happen in that case?”
And then, listener Shyam Vijayaraghavan wants to know if Washington state schools are ready for a big earthquake. Spoiler: The news is not good.
Listen to the episode by clicking the play button above or on your favorite podcast app. SoundQs is a weekly podcast where our KUOW reporters tackle questions submitted by our listeners.
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Deborah Wang
Contributing Reporter, Editor, and Host
Deborah is a contributing reporter, editor and host at KUOW. Since joining the staff in 2005, Deborah has done everything from political reporting to podcast hosting and is now serving as Interim News Director. She is an award–winning radio and television journalist whose career spans more than three decades.
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Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
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Anna Boiko-Weyrauch is a general assignment reporter focusing on public health stories.
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David Hyde
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David’s people-focused politics coverage tracks local and national races. At KUOW, David has also reported for our Hearken Team answering listener questions,and covered a variety of other topics ranging from vaccine hesitancy to climate change.
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