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# When Seattle Quakes
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/mossbacks-northwest-2/episode/when-seattle-quakes-13gj6r/
- Published: 2026-10-15T19:01:34.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-22T13:00:27.000Z
- Description: While waiting for the “Big One,” we remember Seattle earthquakes of ’49, ’65 and 2001.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Mossback's Northwest, Season 12, Episode 2, #ZZZ_Episode_3c014a1e-c55b-4883-8054-47458b6c1347, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_50744e68-2011-417f-9f73-f880b010d33f, #v1.16

There’s been much press about the Northwest being earthquake-prone and expectations of the “Big One” to hit again, like it did in the year 1700 when a quake off the Washington coast unleashed a tsunami. We don’t know when it might happen again, but it is sure to. In the meantime, we look at significant quakes that have shaken Seattle in the recent past.