Atwater BF (1994), Prehistoric earthquakes in western Washington; Wa. Div. Geol. Earth Res. Bulletin 80, pp. 219-222.  Short review covering a wide region.

 Atwater BF and Moore AL (1992), A tsunami about 1000 years ago in Puget Sound, Washington;  Science, v. 258, pp. 1614-1617. Technical.  Tsunami deposits in Seattle and on Whidbey Island.

 Bucknam RC, Hemphill-Haley E and Leopold EB (1992), Abrupt uplift within the past 1700 years at southern Puget Sound, Washington; Science, v. 258, pp. 1611-1614.   Technical.  Raised beaches and mudflats at several Puget Sound localities.

 Bucknam RC and 6 others (1994), Holocene tectonics in western Washington; Geol. Soc. Am. Geological Field Trip 2C, pp. 2C1-2C15.  Detailed technical field guide to Restoration Point and other locales.

 Cannon, B (1993), A fault runs through it; Columns, March 1993, pp. 24-29.  A good popular article about the Seattle Fault and its earthquake potential.

 Cope, V (1994), The Washington Earthquake Handbook; self published, 122 pp.  A general manual of earthquake preparedness and response, with a few words about Washington quakes.

 Dietrich B (1992), How sleuths of science uncovered Seattle Fault; The Seattle Times, 8 December, p. A1-.  Text of newspaper article by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist.  Some factual errors and the usual reporter hype but OK.

 Hyndman, RD (1995), Giant earthquakes of the Pacific Northwest; Sci. Am., v. 273, #6, pp. 68-75.  Very good overview of subduction zone quakes in the PNW.

 Jacoby GC, Williams PL and Buckley BM (1992), Tree ring correlation between prehistoric landslides and abrupt tectonic events in Seattle, Washington; Science, v. 258, pp. 1621-1623. Technical.  Underwater "forests" on landslide blocks in Lake WA.

 Jacoby GC, Bunker DE and Benson BE (1997), Tree-ring evidence for an AD 1700 Cascadia earthquake in Washington and northern Oregon; Geology, v. 25, pp. 999-1002.  A monster quake on the Juan de Fuca subduction zone, pinned down by tree rings and the tsunami it produced, recorded in Japan.

 Johnson SY, Potter CJ and Armentrout JM (1994), Origin and evolution of the Seattle fault and Seattle basin, Washington; Geology, v. 22, pp. 71-74.  Technical article that discusses the use of seismic reflection data to analyze the Seattle fault.

 Johnson SY and 5 others (1996), The southern Whidbey Island fault: an active structure in the Puget Lowland, Washington; Geol. Soc. Am. Bulletin, v. 108, pp. 334-354.  Technical.  The northern cousin of the Seattle Fault?

 Logan RL, Schuster RL, Pringle PT, Walsh TJ and Palmer SP (1998), Radiocarbon ages of probable coseismic features from the Olympic Peninsula and Lake Sammamish, Washington; Wash. Geol., v. 26, pp. 59-67.  Latest dates on quake-induced landslides.

 Noson LJ,  Qamar A and Thorsen GW (1988), Washington State earthquake hazards; Wa. Div. Geol. Earth Res. Info Circular 85, 77 pp.  Very good though somewhat out of date introduction to Washington seismicity, with an emphasis on hazards.

 Pierce, J. K. (1998), The Big One; Seattle Magazine, Oct 1998, pp. 30-35.  Surprisingly good popular article about quakes in WA.  www.seattlemag.com

 Rogers, AM, Walsh TJ, Kockelman, WJ and Priest GR (1996), Assessing earthquake hazards and reduction risk in the PNW; USGS Prof. Paper 1560.  Highly technical but excellent review of why Seattle has the highest quake risk in the US.

 Schuster RL, Logan RL and Pringle PT (1992), Prehistoric rock avalanches in the Olympic Mountains, Washington;  Science, v. 258, pp. 1620-1621.  Technical.  Some avalanches dammed streams to form lakes, which drowned trees.

 Seismology Group, Geophysics Department, University of Washington (1996).  One of best quake web sites on Earth:  www.geophys.washington.edu/SEIS/PNSN     Lots of information about PNW faults and earthquakes.  Highly recommended

 Thorsen GW (1986), The Puget Lowland earthquakes of 1949 and 1965-reproductions of selected articles describing damage;  Wa. Div. Geol. Earth Res. Info Circular 81, 113 pp.  Excellent historical overview of our two biggest instrumented quakes, with some updated information.  Recommended.  also on the Web

 Various authors (various dates), Compilation of earthquake hypocenters in western Washington-various years; Wa. Div. Geol. Earth Res. Info. Circular various numbers, various pp.  A year or two in the life of WA quakes.  These reports generally contain one or two useful figures.

 Yeats, R. S. (1998), Living with Earthquakes in the PNW; Ore. State Univ. Press, 308 pp.  Outstanding contribution to active tectonics, faults, earthquakes, tsunamis and risk in the PNW.  Lots of solid information, not a weenie book.
 

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