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Could faults underneath Seattle trigger a 33-foot tsunami wave?

Waterfront homes on Puget Sound’s Bainbridge Island sit at water level. Credit: Ryan Wu via Unsplash

In their latest piece in temblor PhD student Laura Fattaruso discusses the most recent WA-DNR report highlighting areas in Puget Sound that are at risk of tsunami inundation if a large earthquake occurred.