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This US state was hit the hardest by the Nisqually Earthquake.
What is Washington?
Many schools did this during the earthquake.
What is Drop, Cover, and Hold On?
Total damage costs from the earthquake were estimated to be this amount.
What is approximately $1-4 billion?
The earthquake reached this magnitude on the Richter scale.
What is 6.8?
The Nisqually Earthquake happened on this day in 2001.
What is February 28, 2001?
This capital city's government building dome shifted in the midst of the quake.
What is Olympia?
This type of public service was disrupted by the quake.
What is public transportation?
The earthquake led to a major rise in interest of this financial protection.
What is earthquake insurance?
The quake was caused by this ocean plate being forced under the North American Plate.
What is the Juan De Fuca Plate?
It struck at about this time in the morning.
What is 10:54 a.m.?
This major city in the Puget Sound region experienced severe damage to tall buildings.
What is Seattle?
Some people experienced long-them mental health struggles, including anxiety and this trauma disorder.
What is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)?
The earthquake caused this airport to work in emergency mode after being damaged.
What is SeaTac Airport?
The earthquake originated deep underground, at about this many miles.
What is 32 miles?
The shaking of the quake lasted for about this many seconds.
What is approximately 45 seconds?
This region of the Pacific Northwest (in Washington) is known for tectonic activity.
What is the Puget Sound region?
This many people died as a direct result of the earthquake.
What is zero?
The quake caused cracking and visible damage in this part of Seattle.
What is SODO (South of Downtown)?
Because the quake was so deep, this type of damage was less severe than it could’ve been.
What is surface-level damage?
This government agency studied and reported on the earthquake data.
What is the United States Geological Survey (USGS)?
The earthquake was felt as far away as central Oregon, British Columbia, and this northwestern U.S. state.
What is Montana?
The earthquake caused such large disruptions that this airport had to switch to a temporary control tower.
What is SeaTac Airport?
This phenomenon caused parts of the ground to act like liquid, especially near the Sea-Tac airport.
What is liquefaction?
A strong motion seismogram of the quake would show both of these types of waves.
What are P-waves and S-waves?
The earthquake was a result of this kind of plate movement over time, building up pressure.
What is tectonic plate shifting?