SEATTLE, WA (2008-04-2 8) Government seismologists have raised their estimate for how much the West Coast will shake when the Big One hits. The scientists agree there’s a higher probability the offshore Cascadia earthquake zone will rupture all at once… from Vancouver Island to northern California. That would unleash a massive - magnitude nine - earthquake, and probably a tsunami too. This was discussed at a national conference that wrapped up in Seattle this weekend. Scientists and emergency planners there also pondered legends gathered from coastal Indian tribes. KPLU’s Tom Banse reports how Native storytelling is being incorporated into earthquake and tsunami preparedness.

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