Up and down the West Coast, cities face high risk of earthquakes. In Seattle, there is an 85% chance of a major quake in the next 50 years. Historic brick buildings are most at risk. There is even a ...

SEATTLE — It is a “Where were you?” moment in Seattle and State history. When the Nisqually earthquake hit at 10:54 a.m. on Feb. 28, 2001, the shaking cracked roads and buildings from Olympia to ...