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| geography of seattle | |
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The Seattle Fault is a Geologic Fault in the North American Plate that runs from the Issaquah Alps to Hood Canal in Washington . It passes through Seattle, Washington just south of Downtown and is believed to be capable of generating an Earthquake of at least 7.0 on the Richter Scale . The Seattle Fault therefore has the potential to cause extensive damage to the city, as much of Pioneer Square and the Industrial District is built on Fill , as is the downtown waterfront, which is supported by the Alaskan Way Seawall . The Seattle Fault had not been responsible for an earthquake since the city's settlement in the 1850s . A major earthquake on the Seattle Fault is believed to have occurred 1100 years ago around 900 AD. However, on February 28, 2001, a state of emergency was declared after the Nisqually Earthquake , a magnitude 6.8 earthquake, rocked the region. EXTERNAL LINKS
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