Monday, November 21, 2005
Could the Big One hit Boston?
One adjustment that we've made moving from Boston to Seattle is the potential for natural disasters. The East coast has hurricanes. They rarely cause substantial damage as far north as Boston but occasionally could be nasty.
The West coast has earthquakes. The Pacific coast is one of four areas in the US considered to be at risk for potentially devastating earthquakes. The other three are southern Illinois and Missouri, Charleston, S.C. and Boston. Boston? Yes, Boston.
November 18th was the 250 th anniversary of the Cape Ann earthquake, the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in the eastern United States. Cape Ann is about 30 miles outside of Boston. Of course, we're talking about potential earthquake risk here. One big earthquake every few hundred years is a lot less active than the West coast.
The West coast has earthquakes. The Pacific coast is one of four areas in the US considered to be at risk for potentially devastating earthquakes. The other three are southern Illinois and Missouri, Charleston, S.C. and Boston. Boston? Yes, Boston.
November 18th was the 250 th anniversary of the Cape Ann earthquake, the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in the eastern United States. Cape Ann is about 30 miles outside of Boston. Of course, we're talking about potential earthquake risk here. One big earthquake every few hundred years is a lot less active than the West coast.
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