California has spent years preparing for “the big one”—the inevitable earthquake that will undoubtedly unleash all kinds of havoc along the famous San Andreas fault. But what if the fault that runs along the Pacific Northwest delivers a gigantic earthquake of its own? If the people of the Cascadia region have anything to do with it, reports Rachel la Corte for the Associated Press, they won’t be caught unawares.The region is engaged in a multi-day earthquake and tsunami drill involving around 20,000 people, la Corte reports. The Cascadia Rising drill gives area residents and emergency responders a chance to practice what to do in case of a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami along one of the nation’s dangerous—and underestimated—faults.
Here’s How the Pacific NW Is Preparing for “The Big One”
