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This is an emergency — test ... Police: No blood found in teen's car ... Region in for a wet and windy week ... This is an emergency — test ... Police: No blood found in teen's car ... OUR VIEW Our View: Whole lotta shakin' ... Comment DailyTidings.com Writer Posted Jan. 27, 2015 @ 12:01 am Posted Jan. 27, 2015 @ 12:01 am » Social News It may have escaped your notice, but Monday was the anniversary of a major event in the Pacific Northwest. You would be forgiven for not noticing, because the event happened in 1700. The event was a massive Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake, estimated at magnitude 8.7 to 9.2. No written records exist from this part of the world at that time, but the event was noted in the oral histories of native people. In Japan, written records indicate the tsunami that resulted from the quake here devastated that country's rice crop stored in warehouses. The 315th anniversary is significant because seismologists say a quake of that size occurs in the Northwest roughly every 300 years, and some experts believe we are overdue — especially toward the southern end of the subduction zone that stretches from Vancouver Island to northern California. That means us. The subduction zone is the area where the Juan de Fuca tectonic plate is diving beneath the North American Plate, on which we perch. If the offshore plate moves suddenly, it could destroy buildings, highways and utilities far inland, and trigger a tsunami that could bring water 100 feet high sweeping into the coastline. State emergency management officials urge Oregonians to prepare themselves, because there will be little help available after a quake of that magnitude. The Oregon Office of Emergency Management has produced a manual on preparations. Find it at  http://1.usa.gov/1y0Cu4j . The website Ready.gov  also has helpful advice. Most important, don't brush this off. It's not a question of if, but when.    DailyTidings.com Writer Posted Jan. 27, 2015 @ 12:01 am » Comment or view comments Reader Reaction » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. calendar Connect with DailyTidings.com Facebook Twitter RSS Back to top Reader Services Reader Services home Subscriptions Subscriber controls Contact us Submissions Photos Events Letters to the editor Corrections Alerts Email alerts RSS feeds Text Alerts Advertise Media Kit Home Products and services Ad rates Advertising contacts Mail Tribune Daily Tidings The Nickel Shop Our Valley Blogs Stay Informed Email newsletter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Your privacy is important, read our privacy policy. © Copyright 2015 Local Media Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 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