Friday marks more than three centuries since one of the most devastating earthquakes to ever rattle the Pacific Northwest: The Great Cascadia earthquake shook with a magnitude 9.0 as 700 miles of fault lines moved underneath the ocean. The coastline still shows evidence of the West Coast’s strongest earthquake on record that struck on Jan. 26, 1700. Read more: https://www.kgw.com/article/weather/earthquakes/anniversary-pacific-northwest-great-cascadia-earthquake/283-339dd84e-5200-490b-88d4-3420e5cf19b7 Taking steps now can better protect us and save us when our next big earthquake strikes, researchers said. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/KGWNews8 Watch the latest KGW newscast: https://www.kgw.com/watch Get the KGW app: https://kgw.com/appredirect