http://www.coastportland.com/blog/get-prepared-%e2%80%93-the-big-one-is-coming/ What's New In Outdoor Equipment Wed, 01 Aug 2012 15:17:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.coastportland.com/blog/get-prepared-%e2%80%93-the-big-one-is-coming/comment-page-1/#comment-33148 Larry Wed, 18 May 2011 13:34:52 +0000 http://www.coastportland.com/blog/?p=2329#comment-33148 You can’t be too prepared! I was in the great earthquake in Chile last year. It was magnitude 8.8 which is much smaller than the one anticipated on the Cascadia fault. It affected the entire country with power outages, food shortages, no phone service, cell or landline, and important highway closures due to bridges etc. failing. All this in a country that has experienced a 9.5 and since built and prepared for great quakes. The terrain in Oregon and Washington is very similar to that in Chile and I would expect that any quake above an 8.8 magnitude there will be extremely devastating. Homes and commercial buildings there don’t appear to be as sturdy as those I visited in Chile (no offense intended). Since my experience, I am never without my Coast flashlight on my keychain, food, water, shelter, and fuel stored – in spite of living in an area with no history and minimal potential for a quake. You never know when the lights will go out!

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