Estimated peak ground velocities (PGV) in the Puget Sound region from a magnitude-9.0 earthquake on the Cascadia subduction zone. Results represent the average peak ground velocity from thirty possible rupture scenarios. Data from Frankel et al., 2018, and Wirth et al., 2018.

Estimated peak ground velocities (PGV) in the Puget Sound region from a magnitude-9.0 earthquake on the Cascadia subduction zone. Results represent the average peak ground velocity from thirty possible rupture scenarios. Data from Frankel et al., 2018, and Wirth et al., 2018.

Estimated peak ground velocities (PGV) in the Puget Sound region from a magnitude-9.0 earthquake on the Cascadia subduction zone. Results represent the average peak ground velocity from thirty possible rupture scenarios. Data from Frankel et al., 2018, and Wirth et al., 2018.

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