Buildings that could not withstand a large scale jolt would be destroyed within a matter of minutes. Undersea landslides called turbidites caused by the jolt would severe communication lines leaving the area with virtually no contact with the rest of the world. Urban centres such as Vancouver, Seattle, Portland and Victoria would be the hardest hit since these cities are located right on the shoreline. In short the amount of destruction would be comparible to the 1995 Kobe, Japan earthquake that left over 5,000 people dead and caused a few billion dollars in damage. Stratigraphy and how it is used.
Microfossils can tell alot about past quakes.
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