Hurricane Sandys destructive rampage on the East Coast tens of billions of dollars in damage, dozens dead or injured, massive power outages, transportation disruptions has reminded Oregonians of a similarly potent peril that periodically awakens their states coast. It isnt a superstorm like Sandy that is on their minds. It is a major earthquake such as the one in 1700 that rearranged Oregons geological features as if they were furniture in a department store showroom. Geologists believe that 13 major quakes and tsunamis have shaken the Northwest over the past 7,500 years.
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