Remembering the 2001 Nisqually earthquake

Seattle station KING is doing a live event to get people prepared for the next big one to hit Puget Sound. Here is some footage from the 2001 Nisqually event:

From KING5:

Learn how to be as prepared as possible during a special presentation "SHAKE ALERT: Are you ready for the next big earthquake?" Interact with a live panel discussion about earthquake readiness on Monday at 7:30 p.m. KING 5's Lori Matsukawa and Glenn Farley have been researching earthquake preparedness from the Washington coast to the coast of Japan. They'll be joined by Bill Steele, Director of Outreach & Communications from the University of Washington's Pacific Northwest Seismic Network. You can join the conversation live on king5.com or the KING 5 Facebook page. Use the hashtag #ShakeAlert on Twitter to send questions during the live presentation.

Start getting ready now with this helpful list of resources shared by agencies across the Pacific Northwest: 

• • Sign up for the Great Washington Shakeout
  • Prepare! A Resource Guide from the American Red Cross
  • Have an earthquake ready home - infograph
  • Build a "2 weeks ready" kit - Washington Emergency Management Division
  • Two Weeks Ready - infograph
  • 7 steps to earthquake safety - via Earthquake Country Alliance
  • Earthquake Early Warning - USGS
  • University of Washington earthquake research
  • Be prepared for an emergency - Be Red Cross Ready
  • Prepare! Survive! Recover! - infograph
  • ShakeAlert.org
  • How to protect yourself, whether at home, the car or a high-rise building - Infograph
  • Exploring earthquakes with the Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS)
  • Explaining earthquake intensity - IRIS
  • Discover how GPS is an essential component of the Cascadia early warning system - IRIS

KING 5 earthquake coverage: 

• • Create an earthquake readiness kit
  • See how the early warning system shook out in Belfair
  • Earthquake simulator prepares Seattleites from the 'big one'
  • New Seattle bridge to survive earthquakes
  • Kobe warns Seattle: Prepare for mega quake
  • Massive drill for Washington's 'mega quake' starts Tuesday
  • ShakeAlert earthquake early warning system rolls out in Washington
  • How to prepare for earthquakes and tsunamis along Washington coast

Special thanks to the following agencies for sharing critical resources about earthquake readiness: University of Washington Pacific Seismic Network, Washington State Emergency Management, American Red Cross, University of Oregon, Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries, the Southern California Earthquake Center, and Caltech. 

This is an excellent collection of links and reference materials.