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Chuck Gould Chuck Gould is offline
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Default Hey Chuck - Head to HIGH GROUND...


thunder wrote:
On Wed, 15 Nov 2006 21:51:15 -0800, Chuck Gould wrote:


Very few inland waterways, such as Puget Sound, would be at the same
type of risk for tsunami damage as a coastal community or an island.


I wouldn't get too cocky.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/...tml?source=rss



From the article:


Martin said there's a low likelihood of a tsunami hitting Seattle.
Walsh said a magnitude-7.3 quake would occur, on average, about once in
every 2,500 years.
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If there's a good chance that I'll live another 2500 years, I'm almost
certain to experience a tsunami in Seattle. :-)