US Highway 2 over Stevens Pass reopened Monday after an extensive closure due to "extensive avalanche control," according to the Washington State Department of Transportation.
20 years after the Nisqually earthquake, are we better prepared for the Big One? By Sandi Doughton, The Seattle Times
Published: March 1, 2021, 9:47am
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A man walks by a damaged Starbucks in Seattle after the 2001 Nisqually earthquake. The magnitude 6.8 earthquake could be small compared with a potential quake in the Cascadia fault zone. The zone created a magnitude 9.0 earthquake when it last ruptured in 1700.
SEATTLE –The last time the ground shook in a big way in Washington was 20 years ago, and here are a few things that happened:
• The tower at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport twisted and buckled, shattering windows as an air traffic controller warned off approaching planes.
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Deadliest US avalanche was 111 years ago near Stevens Pass
In March 1910, an avalanche near Stevens Pass killed 96 people. The slide was triggered after a blizzard pummeled the region for nine days. Author: KING 5 Staff Updated: 10:28 AM PST March 1, 2021
WELLINGTON, Wash. The deadliest avalanche in U.S. history happened 111 years ago in the Cascades, killing 96 people.
At the end of February 1910, a blizzard hit for nine straight days. At times, up to a foot of snow fell every hour. One day, there was 132 inches of snow, which is 11 feet.
Snow trapped two trains on a railway line just west of Stevens Pass in the town of Wellington.
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