Nisqually earthquake 20 years later; are we prepared for the next big one?
Siemny Kim
It’s been 20 years since the Nisqually earthquake shook the region. It was one of the biggest earthquakes to rattle the area in decades.
KIRO 7 spoke to a panel of experts, the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network, and from the state, who reflected on their memories of that day.
“I was on 45th Ave NE at the Starbucks there when the shaking started. A student of mine had to grab me and say it’s an earthquake - we got to go,” recounted Bill Steele from the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network.