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click here for the full story 10:54 A.M.
FEBRUARY 28, 2001
A day to remember
"It's amazing that no people were standing under some of these buildings when things started to fall. If they had been, they'd be dead." -- Stan Biles, Olympia mayor click here for the full story

 
click here for the full story Roads buckle, buildings crumble
Earthquake damage map

 
click here for the full story The Pacific Northwest's shaky past
Map of past quakes

 
BE PREPARED
Thurston County Emergency Management officials urge residents with any concerns about a building's stability after an earthquake or other disaster to seek help. click here for the full story

 
NOTABLE
Phone calls click here for the full story

 
BY THE NUMBERS
- 0: The number of people who died as a result of injuries from the earthquake. click here for the full story

 
click here for the full story Capitol dome stone fractures
The earthquake that struck South Sound shook Washington government to its core, cracking the stone shell of the state Capitol dome and damaging more than 20 state office buildings. click here for the full story

 
click here for the full story Different types create different damage patterns
Scientists have said for years that the Puget Sound region was overdue for a damaging earthquake. click here for the full story

 
STATE DAMAGE
Waterways click here for the full story

 
click here for the full story Measuring the force of a quake

 
click here for the full story A shifting region
Tectonic plate map

 
QUESTION OF TIME
When did the earthquake actually occur? The answer depends on whether you count the beginning or the end. click here for the full story

 
click here for the full story Displaced residents recall moment of fear
OLYMPIA -- Allion Brewer was in bed and thought he was ill when the quaking started. click here for the full story

 
click here for the full story In time of need, people of South Sound excel
OLYMPIA -- The streets had never looked so crowded to K.D. Seeley. click here for the full story

 
QUAKE SCENES
Four flat tires? click here for the full story

 
  

 
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