Report paints grim picture of Northwest after big quake

Report paints grim picture of Northwest after big quake: "Report paints grim picture of Northwest after big quake
A group urges education programs and construction upgrades to help the region prepare for a catastrophe
Wednesday, May 25, 2005
RICHARD L. HILL

At 4 p.m. on the second Tuesday in July, a powerful offshore earthquake rocks the entire Northwest from Northern California to British Columbia. The magnitude 9 quake lasts four minutes, causing thousands of casualties."