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Tsunami would crash into shore within minutes of major Seattle-area earthquake: study
A major earthquake on the Seattle Fault could cause tsunami waves as high as 42 feet to crash into Seattle shorelines within minutes, according to a new government-produced study.  The Washington State Department of Natural Resources study found that tsunami waves would reach the shoreline in fewer than three minutes along the fault line in places like Bainbridge Island, Elliott Bay and Alki Point. The Seattle Fault, which runs east to west, crosses downtown Seattle and the Puget Sound. The fault line has produced several earthquakes throughout the region, although the most recent quake occurred about 1,100 years ago, the state agency said.  When announcing the study results, off

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