Editing Seattle Fault (section)

{{Short description|Zone of multiple thrust faults that passes through Seattle}}
{{Infobox fault
| name              = Seattle Fault
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| namedfor          = [[Seattle]]
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| image             = Seattle Fault.jpg
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| image_caption     = The Seattle Fault cuts across [[Puget Sound]] and into [[Seattle]] itself.  Restoration Point in the foreground, Alki Point is barely seen at the right edge of the picture.
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| location          = 
| country           = United States
| region            = 
| state             = [[Washington (state)|Washington]]
| cities            = [[Seattle]]
| coordinates       = {{coord|47.610|N|122.333|W|display=inline,title}}
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| part_of           = [[Puget Sound faults]]
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| length            = {{convert|70|km|mi|abbr=on}}
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| strike            = <!--missing, example: 013.5 ± 7-->
| dip               = <!--missing, example: East-->
| dip_angle         = <!--missing, example: 15-25-->
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| plate             = [[North American plate|North American]]
| status            = Active
| earthquakes       = [[Seattle Fault#Notable earthquake|{{circa}} 900 CE]]
| type              = [[Thrust fault]]
| movement          = Reverse
| rockunit          = <!--missing-->
| age               = [[Eocene]]-recent (40-0 Ma)
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The '''Seattle Fault''' is a zone of multiple shallow east–west [[thrust fault]]s that cross the Puget Sound Lowland and through [[Seattle]] (in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Washington (state)|Washington]]) in the vicinity of [[Interstate 90 in Washington|Interstate Highway 90]]. The Seattle Fault was first recognized as a significant seismic hazard in 1992, when a set of reports showed that about 1,100 years ago it was the scene of a major [[earthquake]] of about magnitude 7 – an event that entered Native American oral traditions.  Extensive research has since shown the Seattle Fault to be part of a [[Puget Sound faults|regional system of faults]].