Union Pacific Railway Damage from Ground Deformation, Seattle, Washington
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Damage to the Union Pacific Railway occurred when hillside fill slid away from beneath a 121 m section of the branch line just outside Olympia, more than 60 km from the epicenter. Image Credit: University of California at Berkeley April 29, 1965 Seattle USA earthquake The magnitude 6.5 earthquake killed 7 and caused 12.5 million in property damage. Event Data:
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