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Surprise! Washington isn't prepared for a major earthquake

KUOW Photo/Caroline Chamberlain
Bill Steele of the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network

Bill Radke talks with Bill Steele of the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network at the University of Washington about how Washington state is unprepared for a large earthquake.

Last June, Washington held the Cascadia Rising earthquake response drill. A report in the wake of the drill found that Washington is unprepared. Steele explains what we should be doing individually and regionally before a major earthquake strikes.

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